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Sejong the Great

1397 - 1450

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Sejong (Korean: 세종; Hanja: 世宗; 10 April 1397 – 17 February 1450), personal name Yi Do (이도; 李祹), commonly known as Sejong the Great (세종대왕; 世宗大王), was the fourth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Today, he is regarded as one of the greatest rulers in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language. Initially titled Grand Prince Chungnyeong (충녕대군; 忠寧大君), he was the third son of King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sejong the Great has received more than 2,489,323 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Sejong the Great is the 286th most popular politician (up from 292nd in 2019), the most popular biography from South Korea and the most popular South Korean Politician.

Sejong the Great is most famous for his creation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet.

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  • 60

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  • 8.79

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  • 3.11

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sejong the Great ranks 286 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles II of Spain, Septimius Severus, Peter III of Russia, Mehmed V, Philip II of France, and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Konstantin Chernenko, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Vyacheslav Molotov, Hatice Sultan, Ahmed III, and Beatrix of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1397, Sejong the Great ranks 1. After him are Pope Nicholas V, Albert II of Germany, Guillaume Du Fay, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Hacı I Giray, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Jahan Shah, Chimalpopoca, Francesco Squarcione, Baysunghur, and Tlacaelel. Among people deceased in 1450, Sejong the Great ranks 1. After him are Agnès Sorel, Helena Dragaš, Stefano di Giovanni, Abdal-Latif Mirza, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Francis I, Duke of Brittany, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Nuno Gonçalves, Bengt Jönsson, Nils Jönsson, and William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Sejong the Great ranks 1 out of 944. After him are Park Chung-hee (1917), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Moon Jae-in (1953), Syngman Rhee (1875), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), and Park Geun-hye (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Sejong the Great ranks 1. After him are Park Chung-hee (1917), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Moon Jae-in (1953), Syngman Rhee (1875), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), and Empress Gi (1315).

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