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Jeong Mong-ju

1337 - 1392

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Chŏng Mong-ju (Korean: 정몽주; Hanja: 鄭夢周, January 13, 1337 – May 4, 1392), also known by his art name P'oŭn (포은), was a Korean statesman, diplomat, philosopher, poet, calligrapher and reformist of the Goryeo period. He was a major figure of opposition to the transition from the Goryeo (918–1392) to Joseon (1392–1897) periods. Being the last great personality from the late Goryeo period, exceptional in all aspects of academics, diplomacy, economics, military and politics, and trying to reform Goryeo while maintaining the declining kingdom, he opposed to the Goryeo general Yi Sŏng-gye (the first king of the future Joseon Dynasty) who was a radical revolutionary against the rotten Goryeo Dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeong Mong-ju has received more than 223,035 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jeong Mong-ju is the 4,876th most popular politician (down from 4,821st in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 68th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeong Mong-ju ranks 4,876 out of 19,576. Before him are Judith of Habsburg, Emperor Seiwa, Dieter Wisliceny, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, John George II, Elector of Saxony, and Walter Christaller. After him are Michal Kováč, Fu Hao, Pietro II Orseolo, Gaston, Count of Eu, Alberic II of Spoleto, and Sigurd Ring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1337, Jeong Mong-ju ranks 3. Before him are Jean Froissart, and Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg. After him are Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, James IV of Majorca, Chungmok of Goryeo, and Charles III, Count of Alençon. Among people deceased in 1392, Jeong Mong-ju ranks 2. Before him is Sergius of Radonezh. After him are Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg, and Lalleshwari.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jeong Mong-ju ranks 74 out of 1,128. Before him are Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Toyo Ito (1941), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Yi Hwang (1501), and Lee Kun-hee (1942). After him are Heo Jun (1546), Yi I (1536), Han Duck-soo (1949), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Psy (1977), and Lee Soo-man (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Jeong Mong-ju ranks 53. Before him are Jeong Dojeon (1342), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Munjeong (1501), and Ri Chun-hee (1943). After him are Han Duck-soo (1949), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Heo Jeong (1896), Chung Hong-won (1944), and Kim Jong-pil (1926).

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