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Sejo of Joseon

1417 - 1468

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Sejo (Korean: 세조; Hanja: 世祖; 7 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (이유; 李瑈), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (수양대군; 首陽大君), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sejo of Joseon has received more than 662,776 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Sejo of Joseon is the 1,038th most popular politician (up from 1,211th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 15th in 2019) and the 13th most popular South Korean Politician.

The sejo of Joseon is most famous for the creation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet.

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  • 69.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sejo of Joseon ranks 1,038 out of 15,577. Before him are Faisal I of Iraq, Feodor II of Russia, Grover Cleveland, Amin al-Husseini, Jérôme Bonaparte, and Abdullah I of Jordan. After him are Gustav Stresemann, Michael VII Doukas, Peter III of Aragon, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, and Petronius Maximus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1417, Sejo of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is Pope Paul II. After him are Nicholas of Flüe, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, George VIII of Georgia, Stefan Branković, Sin Sukju, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern. Among people deceased in 1468, Sejo of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Johannes Gutenberg and Skanderbeg. After him are Jean de Dunois, Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Juana Enríquez, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Bianca Maria Visconti, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Francesco Squarcione, and Zara Yaqob.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Sejo of Joseon ranks 14 out of 944. Before him are Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Yi Sun-sin (1545), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), and Roh Moo-hyun (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Sejo of Joseon ranks 13. Before him are Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Roh Tae-woo (1932), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Seonjo of Joseon (1552).

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