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Taejo of Goryeo

877 - 943

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Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (Korean: 태조 왕건; Hanja: 太祖 王建; lit. 'Great Progenitor Wang Geon'), was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taejo of Goryeo has received more than 1,281,096 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Taejo of Goryeo is the 606th most popular politician (down from 567th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from North Korea and the 3rd most popular North Korean Politician.

Taejo of Goryeo is most famous for unifying the Korean peninsula and founding the Goryeo Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Taejo of Goryeo ranks 606 out of 15,577. Before him are Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Philip the Good, Christian IX of Denmark, Yongzheng Emperor, Frederick IX of Denmark, and Gorm the Old. After him are Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Peleus, Honorius, Heydar Aliyev, and Charles I of Anjou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 877, Taejo of Goryeo ranks 1. After him are Igor of Kiev, Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, and Eutychius of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 943, Taejo of Goryeo ranks 1. After him is Herbert II, Count of Vermandois.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Taejo of Goryeo ranks 3 out of 146. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912) and Taejo of Joseon (1335). After him are Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Taejo of Goryeo ranks 3. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912) and Taejo of Joseon (1335). After him are Gwangjong of Goryeo (925), Taejong of Joseon (1367), Jeongjong of Joseon (1357), Injo of Joseon (1595), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Kim Jong-un (1983), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), and Jang Song-thaek (1946).

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