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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 61,188 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Yejong of Goryeo is the 5,911th most popular politician (up from 6,222nd in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 51st in 2019) and the 35th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Over the past year Yejong of Goryeo has had the most page views in the with 9,057 views, followed by Korean (5,747), and Chinese (3,629). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (438.11%), Javanese (161.86%), and Swedish (132.95%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 5,911 out of 19,576Before him are Nguyễn Huệ, Charles II, Duke of Bourbon, Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, Franz Vranitzky, Ahmed Shafik, and Lamberto Dini. After him are Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, Luis Carlos Galán, Wellington Koo, John I, Duke of Alençon, Jan Peter Balkenende, and Ron Paul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1079, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 4Before him are Peter Abelard, Kilij Arslan I, and Judah Halevi. After him are Gampopa, Emperor Horikawa, and William II Jordan. Among people deceased in 1122, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 1After him are Al-Hariri of Basra, Ilghazi, Al-Baghawi, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, 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 44 out of 162Before him are Kim Yong-sik (1910), Hwang Jang-yop (1923), Kang Pan-sok (1892), Youn Yuh-jung (1947), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), and Wonjong of Goryeo (1219). After him are Shin Sang-ok (1926), Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Sohn Kee-chung (1912), Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Choi Hong Hi (1918), and Injong of Goryeo (1109).

Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Yejong of Goryeo ranks 35Before him are Kim Chaek (1903), Kim Song-ae (1924), Gojong of Goryeo (1192), Hwang Jang-yop (1923), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), and Wonjong of Goryeo (1219). After him are Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Taejodae of Goguryeo (47), Injong of Goryeo (1109), Chang of Goryeo (1381), Sukjong of Goryeo (1054), and Kim Jae-ryong (1939).