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Jungjong of Joseon

1488 - 1544

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Jungjong (Korean: 중종; Hanja: 中宗; 25 April 1488 – 9 December 1544 (15th day of 11th month on the lunar calendar), personal name Yi Yeok (이역; 李懌), firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong (진성대군; 晉城大君), was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jungjong of Joseon has received more than 1,095,705 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jungjong of Joseon is the 1,110th most popular politician (up from 1,356th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 19th in 2019) and the 16th most popular South Korean Politician.

Jungjong of Joseon was the second son of King Seonjo and was born in 1542. He became king in 1567 when his older brother, King Myeongjong, died. He was only 16 years old at the time. Jungjong's reign was a tumultuous one. He faced many challenges, including a rebellion by his uncle, Prince Jeong-yeon, and the Japanese invasion of 1597. Jungjong died in 1608, at the age of 65.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jungjong of Joseon ranks 1,110 out of 15,577. Before him are Probus, Michael I Rangabe, Jianwen Emperor, Andrei Zhdanov, Asparuh of Bulgaria, and Stephen, King of England. After him are Ur-Nammu, Eric Bloodaxe, Vidkun Quisling, Ilham Aliyev, Wang Mang, and Piero di Cosimo de' Medici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1488, Jungjong of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is Titian. After him are Ulrich von Hutten, Lütfi Pasha, Germaine of Foix, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Ferdinand Columbus, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Sebastian Münster, Joseph Karo, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, and Otto Brunfels. Among people deceased in 1544, Jungjong of Joseon ranks 1. After him are Manco Inca Yupanqui, Hwang Jini, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, Clément Marot, Pedro Damiano, Johannes Magnus, Valerius Cordus, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Ruy López de Villalobos, Antonio de Guevara, and Teofilo Folengo.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jungjong of Joseon ranks 18 out of 944. Before him are Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yi Sun-sin (1545), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Sunjo of Joseon (1790). After him are Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), and Empress Myeongseong (1851).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Jungjong of Joseon ranks 16. Before him are Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Sunjo of Joseon (1790). After him are Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), and Empress Myeongseong (1851).

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