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Cheoljong of Joseon

1831 - 1864

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Cheoljong (Korean: 철종; Hanja: 哲宗; 25 July 1831 – 16 January 1864), personal name Yi Won-beom (이원범; 李元範), later Yi Byeon (이변; 李昪), was the 25th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After King Heonjong died without any descendants in 1849, Queen Sunwon chose Cheoljong, aged 19, to ascend to the throne, adopting him as the heir of her late husband, King Sunjo. Cheoljong was a great-great-grandson of King Yeongjo. He grew up in poverty; even after becoming king, he had little political influence, and the power to govern was held mainly by the Andong Kim clan, the paternal family of Queen Sunwon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cheoljong of Joseon is the 1,923rd most popular politician (down from 1,341st in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 21st in 2019) and the 30th most popular South Korean Politician.

Cheoljong of Joseon is most famous for being the king of Joseon during the time of the Japanese invasion of Korea. Cheoljong was a weak king, and he was not able to stop the Japanese invasion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 1,923 out of 19,576. Before him are Empress Myeongseong, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Olaf II of Denmark, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, and Emeric, King of Hungary. After him are Amasis II, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Edwin Stanton, Jens Stoltenberg, and Carlos Menem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 13. Before him are Emperor Kōmei, Richard Dedekind, Xianfeng Emperor, Savitribai Phule, Leo von Caprivi, and Lucy Webb Hayes. After him are Eduard Suess, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Johann Martin Schleyer, Joseph Joachim, Victorien Sardou, and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Among people deceased in 1864, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 8. Before him are Maximilian II of Bavaria, Ferdinand Lassalle, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, Vuk Karadžić, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. After him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Princess Charlotte of Denmark, Hong Xiuquan, J. E. B. Stuart, William I of Württemberg, and Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 34 out of 1,128. Before him are Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Mas Oyama (1923), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), and Empress Myeongseong (1851). After him are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Injong of Joseon (1515), Yun Chi-ho (1864), and Danjong of Joseon (1441).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Cheoljong of Joseon ranks 30. Before him are Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Choi Kyu-hah (1919), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Yejong of Joseon (1450), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), and Empress Myeongseong (1851). After him are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Injong of Joseon (1515), Danjong of Joseon (1441), and Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575).

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