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Hyojong of Joseon

1619 - 1659

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Hyojong (Korean: 효종; Hanja: 孝宗; 3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659), personal name Yi Ho (이호; 李淏), was the 17th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is best known for his plan for an expedition to help China's Ming Dynasty fight against China's Qing dynasty, and his campaigns against the Russian Empire at the orders of the Qing. His plan for the northern expedition was never put into action since he died before the campaign could start. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hyojong of Joseon is the 2,464th most popular politician (down from 1,503rd in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 28th in 2019) and the 39th most popular South Korean Politician.

Hyojong of Joseon is most famous for the construction of the Seokjojeon Hall, which is the largest and most grandiose of all the buildings in the palace.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 2,464 out of 19,576. Before him are Oswiu, Win Myint, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Boris Johnson, and Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Lennart Meri, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Eystein II of Norway, Chenghua Emperor, Dagobert II, and Yusuf ibn Tashfin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1619, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 5. Before him are Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Jan van Riebeeck, and Charles Le Brun. After him are Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Morosini, Willem Kalf, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, and Philips Wouwerman. Among people deceased in 1659, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Abel Tasman, and Dara Shukoh. After him are Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Kaya Sultan, Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt, Simon Dach, Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Michał Boym, Willem Drost, and Jan Baptist Weenix.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 45 out of 1,128. Before him are Yun Chi-ho (1864), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Han Kang (1970), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Pak Hon-yong (1900), and Dangun (-333). After him are Psy (1977), Bong Joon-ho (1969), Cha Bum-kun (1953), Chang Myon (1899), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), and Crown Prince Sado (1735).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Hyojong of Joseon ranks 39. Before him are Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Injong of Joseon (1515), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Pak Hon-yong (1900), and Dangun (-333). After him are Chang Myon (1899), Myeongjong of Joseon (1534), Crown Prince Sado (1735), Hyejong of Goryeo (912), Heonjong of Joseon (1827), and Hyeokgeose of Silla (-69).

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