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Yejong of Joseon

1450 - 1469

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Yejong (Korean: 예종; Hanja: 睿宗; 23 January 1450 – 9 January 1470), personal name Yi Hwang (이황; 李晄), firstly titled Grand Prince Haeyang (해양대군; 海陽大君), was the eighth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo, in 1468, when he was 19 years old, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later. One of the most prominent incidents during his reign was the trial and death of General Nam Yi, who was famous for having suppressed Yi Si-ae's Rebellion along with General Gang Sun. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yejong of Joseon has received more than 317,082 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Yejong of Joseon is the 1,910th most popular politician (up from 2,695th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular South Korean Politician.

Yejong of Joseon is most famous for being the last ruler of the Joseon Dynasty. Yejong's reign was short, and she was overthrown by her uncle, Yeongjo, who took over as the new ruler.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yejong of Joseon ranks 1,910 out of 15,577. Before him are Milo of Croton, Ananda Mahidol, Lütfi Pasha, Jim Mattis, Joan II of Navarre, and Philip, Duke of Parma. After him are James I of Scotland, Herod Archelaus, Antonia Minor, Albert the Bear, Robert II of Scotland, and Mikheil Saakashvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Yejong of Joseon ranks 7. Before him are Bartolomeu Dias, Hieronymus Bosch, Josquin des Prez, John Cabot, Kara Ahmed Pasha, and Luca Signorelli. After him are Gerard David, Martin Schongauer, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Marko Marulić, Francisco de Almeida, and Diogo Dias. Among people deceased in 1469, Yejong of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Filippo Lippi and Piero di Cosimo de' Medici. After him are Moctezuma I, Filarete, Benedetto Cotrugli, Abu Sa'id Mirza, Niccolò de' Conti, and Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yejong of Joseon ranks 37 out of 944. Before him are Danjong of Joseon (1441), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Yun Posun (1897), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Munjong of Joseon (1414), and Myeongjong of Joseon (1534). After him are Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Injong of Joseon (1515), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Lee Byung-chul (1910), Dangun (-333), and Hyejong of Goryeo (912).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Yejong of Joseon ranks 34. Before him are Danjong of Joseon (1441), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Yun Posun (1897), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Munjong of Joseon (1414), and Myeongjong of Joseon (1534). After him are Heonjong of Joseon (1827), Injong of Joseon (1515), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Dangun (-333), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), and Gim Yu-sin (595).

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