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Gwanggaeto the Great

374 - 413

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Gwanggaeto the Great (374–412, r. 391–412) was the nineteenth monarch of Goguryeo. His full posthumous name means "Entombed in Gukgangsang, Broad Expander of Domain, Peacemaker, Supreme King", sometimes abbreviated to Hotaewang. His era name is Yeongnak and he is occasionally recorded as Yeongnak Taewang ("Great King" or "Emperor" Yeongnak). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gwanggaeto the Great is the 2,186th most popular politician (up from 2,518th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from China (up from 191st in 2019) and the 79th most popular Chinese Politician.

Gwanggaeto the great is most famous for unifying the Three Kingdoms of Korea and establishing the kingdom of Goguryeo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 2,186 out of 19,576. Before him are Yakov Sverdlov, Mike Pence, Leopoldo Galtieri, Helenus, Antiochus II Theos, and Jingtai Emperor. After him are Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Mentuhotep II, August Bebel, Arthur Liebehenschel, and Risto Ryti.

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Among people born in 374, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 2. Before him is Athaulf. After him is Galla. Among people deceased in 413, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 1. After him are Kumārajīva, Synesius, Prudentius, Jovinus, Sebastianus, and Heraclianus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 127 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Yue Fei (1142), Bai Juyi (772), Yuan Shao (154), Su Shi (1037), and Jingtai Emperor (1428). After him are Lin Biao (1907), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Sun Ce (175), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), and Wang Jingwei (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Gwanggaeto the Great ranks 79. Before him are Emperor Xian of Han (181), Li Zicheng (1606), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Yuan Shao (154), and Jingtai Emperor (1428). After him are Lin Biao (1907), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), Wang Jingwei (1883), and Dorgon (1612).

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