POLITICIAN

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 539,732 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Seongjong of Joseon is the 1,332nd most popular politician (up from 1,381st in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 25th in 2019) and the 18th most popular South Korean Politician.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Seongjong of Joseons by language

Over the past year Seongjong of Joseon has had the most page views in the with 65,148 views, followed by Korean (44,827), and Japanese (34,205). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (1,811.49%), Korean (149.98%), and Persian (134.58%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 1,332 out of 19,576. Before him are Abaqa Khan, Alexios V Doukas, Charles-Henri Sanson, Maymunah bint al-Harith, Carus, and Leo VI the Wise. After him are Tsai Ing-wen, Harald Bluetooth, Conrad IV of Germany, Lucullus, Æthelred the Unready, and Pelagius of Asturias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1457, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Henry VII of England, and Mary of Burgundy. After him are Filippino Lippi, Jacob Obrecht, Beatrice of Naples, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera. Among people deceased in 1495, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 1. After him are John II of Portugal, Sultan Cem, Alfonso II of Naples, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Cosimo Tura, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Jacob Sprenger, Vlad Călugărul, Magdalena of France, and Elizabeth Tudor.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 20 out of 1,128. Before him are Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), and Sunjong of Korea (1874). After him are Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Mas Oyama (1923), and Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Seongjong of Joseon ranks 18. Before him are Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), and Sunjong of Korea (1874). After him are Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), and Empress Myeongseong (1851).

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