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POLITICIAN

Hyojong of Joseon

1619 - 1659

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Hyojong (Korean: 효종; Hanja: 孝宗; 3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659), personal name Yi Ho (이호; 李淏), was the 17th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is best known for his plan for an expedition against China's Qing dynasty, and his campaigns against the Russian Empire at the orders of the Qing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hyojong of Joseon has received more than 404,617 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Hyojong of Joseon is the 1,752nd most popular politician (up from 2,079th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 36th in 2019) and the 31st most popular South Korean Politician.

Hyojong of Joseon is most famous for the construction of the Seokjojeon Hall, which is the largest and most grandiose of all the buildings in the palace.

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  • 25

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  • 7.45

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  • 1.77

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 1,752 out of 15,577Before him are Conradin, Chilperic II, Alaeddin Pasha, Bao Zheng, Kim Jong-un, and Al-Musta'sim. After him are Aslan Maskhadov, Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and Urraca of León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1619, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 5Before him are Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Charles Le Brun, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Jan van Riebeeck. After him are Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Morosini, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Willem Kalf, Philips Wouwerman, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, and Jacob Stainer. Among people deceased in 1659, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 2Before him is Abel Tasman. After him are Kaya Sultan, Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Michał Boym, Simon Dach, Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt, Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Willem Drost, Dara Shukoh, and Giovanni Pesaro.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 34 out of 944Before him are Kim Young-sam (1927), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Mas Oyama (1923), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Crown Prince Sado (1735), and Yun Posun (1897). After him are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Injong of Joseon (1515), and Choi Kyu-hah (1919).

Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 31Before him are Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Kim Young-sam (1927), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Crown Prince Sado (1735), and Yun Posun (1897). After him are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Injong of Joseon (1515), and Choi Kyu-hah (1919).