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Yeongjo of Joseon

1694 - 1776

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Yeongjo (Korean: 영조; Hanja: 英祖; 31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (이금; 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan. Before ascending to power, he was known as Prince Yeoning (연잉군; 延礽君). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yeongjo of Joseon has received more than 1,695,878 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Yeongjo of Joseon is the 1,126th most popular politician (down from 570th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 7th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South Korean Politician.

Yeongjo of Joseon is most famous for his efforts to reform the Korean government and society.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 1,126 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Rani of Jhansi, Simeon I of Bulgaria, Baldwin V of Jerusalem, Marie Walewska, and Hussein of Jordan. After him are Maximilian II of Bavaria, Sejo of Joseon, Mary, Queen of Hungary, Henry Clay, Nabonidus, and John II Komnenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1694, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Voltaire, and François Quesnay. After him are Francis Hutcheson, Louis-Claude Daquin, Leonardo Leo, Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Georg Brandt, Paul of the Cross, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Theodore of Corsica, and Henry Pelham. Among people deceased in 1776, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is David Hume. After him are John Harrison, Natalia Alexeievna, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Sabah I bin Jaber, Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Johann Adolf Scheibe, John Ellis, and Giuseppe Asclepi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 14 out of 1,128. Before him are Yi Sun-sin (1545), Ban Ki-moon (1944), Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), and Park Geun-hye (1952). After him are Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Sunjong of Korea (1874), and Seongjong of Joseon (1457).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 12. Before him are Gojong of Korea (1852), Moon Jae-in (1953), Empress Gi (1315), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), and Park Geun-hye (1952). After him are Sejo of Joseon (1417), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Sunjong of Korea (1874), and Seongjong of Joseon (1457).

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