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Taejo of Joseon

1335 - 1408

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Taejo (Korean: 태조; Hanja: 太祖; 11 October 1335 – 24 May 1408), personal name Yi Seong-gye (이성계; 李成桂), later Yi Dan (이단; 李旦), was the founder and first monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After overthrowing the Goryeo dynasty, he ascended to the throne in 1392 and abdicated six years later during a strife between his sons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taejo of Joseon has received more than 1,419,262 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Taejo of Joseon is the 381st most popular politician (up from 413th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from North Korea and the 2nd most popular North Korean Politician.

Taejo of Joseon is most famous for being the founder of the Joseon Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Taejo of Joseon ranks 381 out of 15,577. Before him are Francis II of France, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Decius, Willy Brandt, Alcibiades, and Pompey. After him are Lyndon B. Johnson, Selim III, Malik-Shah I, Henry II of England, Mahmud I, and Kangxi Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1335, Taejo of Joseon ranks 1. After him are Pope Gregory XII, Prince Marko, Mamai, Princess Milica of Serbia, and Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary. Among people deceased in 1408, Taejo of Joseon ranks 1. After him are John VII Palaiologos, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Miran Shah, John Gower, and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Taejo of Joseon ranks 2 out of 146. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912). After him are Taejo of Goryeo (877), 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 Joseon ranks 2. Before him are Kim Il-sung (1912). After him are Taejo of Goryeo (877), 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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