POLITICIAN

Sukjong of Joseon

1661 - 1720

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Sukjong (Korean: 숙종; Hanja: 肅宗; 7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (이순; 李焞), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sukjong of Joseon has received more than 1,173,281 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Sukjong of Joseon is the 896th most popular politician (down from 663rd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 10th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Politician.

Sukjong of Joseon is most famous for the fact that he was a weak ruler who allowed his consort, Lady Jang, to meddle in affairs of state.

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  • 74.71

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 896 out of 19,576. Before him are Jozef Tiso, Cambyses I, Sebastian of Portugal, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahfiruz Hatun, and János Kádár. After him are Cleopatra II of Egypt, Childeric I, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Kurt von Schleicher, Louis VI of France, and Friedrich Ratzel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1661, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Charles II of Spain, and Louis, Grand Dauphin. After him are Feodor III of Russia, Guillaume de l'Hôpital, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Georg Böhm, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Jahandar Shah, Christopher Polhem, and Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Among people deceased in 1720, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 1. After him are Calico Jack, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Maria Barbara Bach, Edward England, Maria Margaretha Kirch, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Antoine Coysevox, Anne Dacier, Peter Tordenskjold, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, and Balaji Vishwanath.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 11 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Dae-jung (1924), Gojong of Korea (1852), Moon Jae-in (1953), Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Chun Doo-hwan (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 9. Before him are Park Chung-hee (1917), Syngman Rhee (1875), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Gojong of Korea (1852), Moon Jae-in (1953), and Empress Gi (1315). After him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Park Geun-hye (1952), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Chun Doo-hwan (1931).

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