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Jeongjong of Joseon

1357 - 1419

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Jeongjong (Korean: 정종; Hanja: 定宗; 1 July 1357 – 26 September 1419), personal name Yi Bang-gwa (이방과; 李芳果), later Yi Gyeong (이경; 李曔), was the second monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeongjong of Joseon has received more than 456,600 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Jeongjong of Joseon is the 1,171st most popular politician (up from 1,382nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from North Korea and the 6th most popular North Korean Politician.

Jeongjong of Joseon is most famous for being the king who was assassinated by his own guards.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 1,171 out of 15,577Before him are Frederick III of Denmark, Roh Moo-hyun, Ælla of Northumbria, Al-Walid I, Túpac Amaru, and Decebalus. After him are Galeazzo Ciano, Antiochus I Soter, Jefferson Davis, Alexei Rykov, Alexander Kolchak, and Vajiralongkorn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1357, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 1After him are Je Tsongkhapa, Qara Yusuf, and Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1419, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 4Before him are John the Fearless, Antipope John XXIII, and Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. After him are Vincent Ferrer, Je Tsongkhapa, Jobst of Moravia, Edigu, and Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 6 out of 146Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), and Taejong of Joseon (1367). After him are Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 6Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912), Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejo of Goryeo (877), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), and Taejong of Joseon (1367). After him are Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946).