1661 - 1720
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 1,106,913 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Sukjong of Joseon is the 664th most popular politician (up from 986th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 11th 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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Among politicians, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 664 out of 15,577. Before him are Robert Mugabe, Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, Abd al-Rahman I, James Madison, Alexis of Russia, and Constantius Chlorus. After him are Gaius Cassius Longinus, Subhas Chandra Bose, Sasaki Kojirō, Hezekiah, Abd al-Rahman III, and Ladislaus the Posthumous.
1924 - 2019
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 658
1160 - 1190
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 659
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 660
1751 - 1836
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 661
1629 - 1676
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 662
250 - 306
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 663
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 664
87 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 665
1897 - 1945
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 666
1583 - 1612
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 667
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 668
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 669
1440 - 1457
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 670
Among people born in 1661, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is Charles II of Spain. After him are Louis, Grand Dauphin, Feodor III of Russia, Guillaume de l'Hôpital, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Georg Böhm, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Christopher Polhem, and Jahandar Shah. 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, Peter Tordenskjold, Balaji Vishwanath, Anne Dacier, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 1
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 2
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 3
1661 - 1682
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
1661 - 1704
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 5
1661 - 1731
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
1661 - 1681
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 7
1661 - 1733
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 8
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 9
1661 - 1685
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 10
1661 - 1751
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 11
1661 - 1713
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 12
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 1
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 2
1655 - 1720
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 3
1684 - 1720
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 4
1685 - 1720
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5
1670 - 1720
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 6
1642 - 1720
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 7
1640 - 1720
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 8
1690 - 1720
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 9
1662 - 1720
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 10
1645 - 1720
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11
1648 - 1720
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 12
Among people born in South Korea, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 10 out of 944. Before him are Moon Jae-in (1953), Syngman Rhee (1875), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), and Ban Ki-moon (1944). After him are Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yi Sun-sin (1545), and Roh Tae-woo (1932).
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 5
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 6
1694 - 1776
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 7
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 9
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 10
1852 - 1919
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 12
1315 - 1369
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 13
1417 - 1468
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 14
1545 - 1598
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 15
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 16
Among politicians born in South Korea, Sukjong of Joseon ranks 9. Before him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Moon Jae-in (1953), Syngman Rhee (1875), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), and Chun Doo-hwan (1931). After him are Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Sunjo of Joseon (1790).
1752 - 1800
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 5
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 6
1694 - 1776
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 7
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 9
1852 - 1919
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
1315 - 1369
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 12
1417 - 1468
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 13
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 14
1790 - 1834
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15