1357 - 1419
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, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 1,171 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1609 - 1670
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,165
1946 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,166
800 - 867
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1,167
668 - 715
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 1,168
1545 - 1572
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1,169
100 - 106
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1,170
1357 - 1419
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1,171
1903 - 1944
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1,172
324 BC - 261 BC
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1,173
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1,174
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,175
1874 - 1920
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,176
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,177
Among people born in 1357, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 1. After him are Je Tsongkhapa, Qara Yusuf, and Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1419, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 4. Before 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.
1357 - 1419
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1
1357 - 1419
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 2
1357 - 1420
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3
1357 - 1400
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 4
1371 - 1419
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 1
1370 - 1419
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
1361 - 1419
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 3
1357 - 1419
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 4
1350 - 1419
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 5
1357 - 1419
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 6
1351 - 1419
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 7
1352 - 1419
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 8
1373 - 1419
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 9
Among people born in North Korea, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 6 out of 146. Before 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).
1912 - 1994
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 1
1335 - 1408
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 2
877 - 943
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 3
925 - 975
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 4
1367 - 1422
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 5
1357 - 1419
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 6
1595 - 1649
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 7
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 8
1983 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 9
1330 - 1374
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 10
923 - 949
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 11
1946 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in North Korea, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 6. Before 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).
1912 - 1994
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 1
1335 - 1408
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 2
877 - 943
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 3
925 - 975
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 4
1367 - 1422
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 5
1357 - 1419
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 6
1595 - 1649
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 7
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 8
1983 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 9
1330 - 1374
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 10
923 - 949
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 11
1946 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12