1079 - 1122
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, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 6,238 out of 15,577. Before 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.
150 - 197
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,232
1871 - 1939
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,233
1791 - 1865
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,234
1884 - 1964
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,235
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,236
640 - 688
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,237
1079 - 1122
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,238
1123 - 1189
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 6,239
1913 - 1998
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6,240
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6,241
1635 - 1673
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6,242
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6,243
1929 - 1992
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 6,244
Among people born in 1079, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 5. Before 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 1. After him are Al-Hariri of Basra, Ilghazi, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Ottokar II of Styria, and Sybilla of Normandy.
1079 - 1142
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 1
1079 - 1107
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 2
1079 - 1141
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 3
1079 - 1153
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4
1079 - 1122
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 5
1079 - 1107
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 6
1079 - 1110
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 7
1079 - 1122
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1
1054 - 1122
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 2
1066 - 1122
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 3
1100 - 1122
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 4
1082 - 1122
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 5
1092 - 1122
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 6
Among people born in North Korea, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 51 out of 146. Before 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).
550 - 700
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 45
209 - 248
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 46
30 - 53
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 47
1918 - 2002
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 48
1054 - 1105
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 49
150 - 197
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 50
1079 - 1122
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 51
1912 - 1984
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 52
1109 - 1146
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 53
1903 - 1951
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 54
1016 - 1034
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 55
89 - 179
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 56
71 - 165
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 57
Among politicians born in North Korea, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 40. Before 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).
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 34
550 - 700
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 35
209 - 248
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 36
30 - 53
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 37
1054 - 1105
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 38
150 - 197
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 39
1079 - 1122
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 40
1109 - 1146
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 41
1903 - 1951
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 42
1016 - 1034
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 43
89 - 179
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 44
71 - 165
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 45
1049 - 1094
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 46