POLITICIAN

Seongjong of Goryeo

960 - 997

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Seongjong (15 January 961 – 29 November 997), personal name Wang Ch'i, was the sixth king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seongjong of Goryeo has received more than 353,602 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Seongjong of Goryeo is the 3,508th most popular politician (down from 2,971st in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 20th in 2019) and the 21st most popular North Korean Politician.

Seongjong of Goryeo is most famous for his military campaign against the Jurchen Jin Dynasty. The Jurchen Jin Dynasty invaded Goryeo in 1122 and the Goryeo military was unsuccessful in defending their territory. Seongjong's military campaign against the Jurchen Jin Dynasty was successful in 1135.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seongjong of Goryeo ranks 3,508 out of 19,576. Before him are Seleucus III Ceraunus, Meir Kahane, Katsura Tarō, Edith Frank, Michael Hainisch, and Joannes. After him are Abbas I of Egypt, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Jomo Kenyatta, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Emperor Kinmei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 960, Seongjong of Goryeo ranks 4. Before him are Sweyn Forkbeard, Constantine VIII, and Theophanu. After him are Bagrat III of Georgia, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, Abu Nasr Mansur, Fulbert of Chartres, Bernward of Hildesheim, Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, and Gershom ben Judah. Among people deceased in 997, Seongjong of Goryeo ranks 4. Before him are Adalbert of Prague, Emperor Taizong of Song, and Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. After him are Sabuktigin, Roman of Bulgaria, Conrad I, Duke of Swabia, and Constantine III of Scotland.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Seongjong of Goryeo ranks 25 out of 162. Before him are U of Goryeo (1365), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), An Jung-geun (1879), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), and Choe Yong-rim (1930). After him are Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Kim Kyong-hui (1946), Chung Ju-yung (1915), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Kim Jong-nam (1971), and Lee Yoo-hyung (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Seongjong of Goryeo ranks 21. Before him are Kim Koo (1876), U of Goryeo (1365), Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), and Choe Yong-rim (1930). After him are Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Kim Kyong-hui (1946), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Kim Jong-nam (1971), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), and Yuri of Goguryeo (-38).

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