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Yejong of Goryeo

1079 - 1122

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Yejong of Goryeo (11 February 1079 – 15 May 1122; r. 1105–1122), personal name Wang U, was the 16th king of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui, and succeeded to the throne upon his father's death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yejong of Goryeo has received more than 62,257 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Yejong of Goryeo is the 6,238th most popular politician (down from 5,332nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from North Korea (up from 87th in 2019) and the 40th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 6,238 out of 15,577Before him are Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Halide Edib Adıvar, Rei Kawakubo, and Kusaila. After him are Emperor Shizong of Jin, Haxhi Lleshi, Filip Vujanović, Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Kgalema Motlanthe, and Nureddin al-Atassi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1079, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 5Before him are Peter Abelard, Kilij Arslan I, Judah Halevi, and Gampopa. After him are Emperor Horikawa and William II Jordan. Among people deceased in 1122, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 1After him are Al-Hariri of Basra, Ilghazi, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Ottokar II of Styria, and Sybilla of Normandy.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 51 out of 146Before him are Eulji Mundeok (550), Dongcheon of Goguryeo (209), Mobon of Goguryeo (30), Choi Hong Hi (1918), Sukjong of Goryeo (1054), and Gogukcheon of Goguryeo (150). After him are Kim Sung-gan (1912), Injong of Goryeo (1109), Kim Chaek (1903), Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Sindae of Goguryeo (89), and Chadae of Goguryeo (71).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 40Before him are Kim Kyong-hui (1946), Eulji Mundeok (550), Dongcheon of Goguryeo (209), Mobon of Goguryeo (30), Sukjong of Goryeo (1054), and Gogukcheon of Goguryeo (150). After him are Injong of Goryeo (1109), Kim Chaek (1903), Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Sindae of Goguryeo (89), Chadae of Goguryeo (71), and Seonjong of Goryeo (1049).