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U of Goryeo

1365 - 1389

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U (25 July 1365 – 31 December 1389) ruled Goryeo (Korea) as the 32nd king from 1374 until 1388. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of U of Goryeo has received more than 234,153 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). U of Goryeo is the 3,127th most popular politician (down from 2,954th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from North Korea and the 16th most popular North Korean Politician.

U of Goryeo is most famous for the invention of the Korean alphabet, Hangul. The Korean alphabet is a phonetic alphabet, meaning that it is designed to represent the sounds of the language. This is in contrast to the Chinese alphabet, which is a logographic alphabet, meaning that it is designed to represent the meaning of the words.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, U of Goryeo ranks 3,127 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Anna of Spain, Diosdado Macapagal, Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Kato Svanidze, and Stefan the First-Crowned. After him are Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, Emilio Aguinaldo, Jehoahaz of Israel, and Antiochus V Eupator.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1365, U of Goryeo ranks 2. Before him is Christine de Pizan. After him are William II, Duke of Bavaria, Sigismund Kęstutaitis, Violant of Bar, Gregory Tsamblak, and Niccolò de' Niccoli. Among people deceased in 1389, U of Goryeo ranks 7. Before him are Murad I, Hafez, Pope Urban VI, Miloš Obilić, Dmitry Donskoy, and Lazar of Serbia. After him are Gülçiçek Hatun, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Chang of Goryeo, Hayam Wuruk, Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Alexander I of Imereti.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, U of Goryeo ranks 19 out of 162. Before him are Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Hwang Jini (1506), Kim Hyong-jik (1894), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Sun Myung Moon (1920), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), An Jung-geun (1879), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Choe Yong-rim (1930), and Seongjong of Goryeo (960).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, U of Goryeo ranks 16. Before him are Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Jong-suk (1919), Choe Yong-gon (1900), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Gyeongjong of Goryeo (955), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Choe Yong-rim (1930), Seongjong of Goryeo (960), and Gongyang of Goryeo (1345).

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