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Injo of Joseon

1595 - 1649

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Injo (Korean: 인조; Hanja: 仁祖; 7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649), personal name Yi Jong (이종; 李倧), was the 16th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of King Seonjo and the eldest son of Prince Jeongwon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Injo of Joseon has received more than 746,215 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Injo of Joseon is the 1,332nd most popular politician (up from 1,631st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular North Korean Politician.

Injo of Joseon was most famous for the assassination of his father, King Yeongjo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Injo of Joseon ranks 1,332 out of 15,577Before him are Cheoljong of Joseon, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Shang Yang, Anna Jagiellon, Giorgio Napolitano, and Rafael Trujillo. After him are Emperor Xian of Han, Karolos Papoulias, John V Palaiologos, Aristide Briand, Horst Köhler, and Ferdinand III of Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1595, Injo of Joseon ranks 4Before him are Pocahontas, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Władysław IV Vasa. After him are George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Alessandro Algardi, Dirck van Baburen, Jean Chapelain, Vasile Lupu, Ludovico Ludovisi, Antonio Maria Abbatini, and Guru Hargobind. Among people deceased in 1649, Injo of Joseon ranks 2Before him is Charles I of England. After him are Simon Vouet, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Catherine of Brandenburg, David Teniers the Elder, Isaac van Ostade, Gerardus Vossius, Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Juan Martínez Montañés, Ustad Ahmad Lahori, and John Winthrop.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Injo of Joseon ranks 7 out of 146Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Taejong of Joseon (1367), and Jeongjong of Joseon (1357). After him are Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), and Kim Jong-suk (1919).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Injo of Joseon ranks 7Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Taejong of Joseon (1367), and Jeongjong of Joseon (1357). After him are Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Jang Song-thaek (1946), and Kim Jong-suk (1919).