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Seongjong of Joseon

1457 - 1495

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Seongjong (Korean: 성종; Hanja: 成宗; 19 August 1457 – 20 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol (이혈; 李娎), was the ninth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seongjong of Joseon has received more than 546,826 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Seongjong of Joseon is the 1,385th most popular politician (up from 1,902nd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular South Korean Politician.

Seongjong of Joseon is most famous for being the king who introduced the first Korean alphabet in 1446.

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  • 24

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 1,385 out of 15,577. Before him are Cyrus the Younger, Tongzhi Emperor, Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Valerius Severus, Octavia the Younger, and Empress Myeongseong. After him are Yeonsangun of Joseon, Gülnuş Sultan, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, F. W. de Klerk, Juan Antonio Samaranch, and Pierre Laval.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1457, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 4. Before him are Henry VII of England, Mary of Burgundy, and Filippino Lippi. After him are Beatrice of Naples, Jacob Obrecht, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera. Among people deceased in 1495, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is John II of Portugal. After him are Sultan Cem, Alfonso II of Naples, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Cosimo Tura, Jacob Sprenger, Vlad Călugărul, Magdalena of France, and Jasper Tudor.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 25 out of 944. Before 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). After him are Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Kim Young-sam (1927), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Mas Oyama (1923), and Danjong of Joseon (1441).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 23. Before 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). After him are Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Kim Young-sam (1927), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Danjong of Joseon (1441), and Crown Prince Sado (1735).

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