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Jeong Dojeon

1342 - 1398

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Chŏng Tojŏn (Korean: 정도전; Hanja: 鄭道傳; October 6, 1342 – October 6, 1398), also known by his art name Sambong (삼봉), was a prominent Korean scholar-official during the late Goryeo to the early Joseon periods. Chŏng Tojŏn was an adviser to the Joseon founder Yi Sŏng-gye and also the principal architect of the Joseon dynasty's policies, laying down the kingdom's ideological, institutional, and legal frameworks which would govern it for five centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeong Dojeon has received more than 132,063 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jeong Dojeon is the 3,659th most popular politician (down from 3,368th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 58th in 2019) and the 47th most popular South Korean Politician.

Jeong Dojeon is most famous for his philosophy of "sarang" or "love." He believed that love is the most important thing in life and that it is the driving force for all human beings.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeong Dojeon ranks 3,659 out of 19,576. Before him are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Şehzade Bayezid, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Alexander I of Epirus, and Gina Haspel. After him are António de Spínola, Ivanoe Bonomi, Vardan Mamikonian, Ye Jianying, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, and Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1342, Jeong Dojeon ranks 4. Before him are Tokhtamysh, Philip the Bold, and Antipope Clement VII. After him are Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Catherine of Bohemia, Frederick the Simple, Leo V, King of Armenia, Julian of Norwich, and Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque. Among people deceased in 1398, Jeong Dojeon ranks 3. Before him are Hongwu Emperor, and Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France. After him are Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Emperor Sukō, Kadi Burhan al-Din, Matthew, Count of Foix, James I of Cyprus, Demetrios Kydones, and Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jeong Dojeon ranks 60 out of 1,128. Before him are Yun Chi-ho (1864), Nam June Paik (1932), Sin Saimdang (1504), Chang Myon (1899), Choe Yeong (1316), and Munmu of Silla (626). After him are Song Hye-rim (1937), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Cha Bum-kun (1953), and Kim Jae-gyu (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Jeong Dojeon ranks 47. Before him are Gim Yu-sin (595), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Chang Myon (1899), and Munmu of Silla (626). After him are Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), and Jeong Mong-ju (1337).

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