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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 655,133 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sejo of Joseon is the 1,128th most popular politician (down from 1,036th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 14th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sejo of Joseons by language

Over the past year Sejo of Joseon has had the most page views in the with 74,282 views, followed by Korean (58,525), and Japanese (57,820). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (179.05%), Sinhalese (118.94%), and Persian (110.93%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sejo of Joseon ranks 1,128 out of 19,576. Before him are Simeon I of Bulgaria, Baldwin V of Jerusalem, Marie Walewska, Hussein of Jordan, Yeongjo of Joseon, and Maximilian II of Bavaria. After him are Mary, Queen of Hungary, Henry Clay, Nabonidus, John II Komnenos, Constantine IX Monomachos, and Ptolemy VI Philometor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1417, Sejo of Joseon ranks 1. After him are Pope Paul II, Nicholas of Flüe, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Stefan Branković, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, George VIII of Georgia, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Sin Sukju, 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 Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Jean de Dunois, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Juana Enríquez, Bianca Maria Visconti, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Zara Yaqob, and Francesco Squarcione.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Sejo of Joseon ranks 15 out of 1,128. Before him are Ban Ki-moon (1944), Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Yeongjo of Joseon (1694). After him are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), and Cheoljong of Joseon (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Sejo of Joseon ranks 13. Before him are Moon Jae-in (1953), Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Yeongjo of Joseon (1694). After him are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Sunjong of Korea (1874), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), and Cheoljong of Joseon (1831).

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