POLITICIAN

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 478,551 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jeongjong of Joseon is the 1,402nd most popular politician (down from 1,169th 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 1,402 out of 19,576. Before him are Chlodio, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, Yang Guifei, Lü Buwei, and Elisa Bonaparte. After him are Romano Prodi, Peter of Castile, Shaka, Qin Er Shi, Carloman I, and Senusret III.

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Contemporaries

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

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 6 out of 162. Before him are Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Injo of Joseon (1595), and Kim Jong-un (1983). After him are Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Jeongjong of Joseon ranks 6. Before him are Taejo of Joseon (1335), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Injo of Joseon (1595), and Kim Jong-un (1983). After him are Taejo of Goryeo (877), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), and Choe Yong-gon (1900).

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