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Queen Seondeok of Silla

603 - 647

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Queen Seondeok (Korean: 선덕여왕 Korean pronunciation: [sʌn.dʌk jʌ.waŋ]; ? – 20 February [O.S. 17 February] 647; 8th day of the 1st lunar month of the 14th year of Inpyeong [인평 14년 정월 8일; 仁平14年正月8日]) reigned as Queen Regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen. She was the second female sovereign in recorded East Asian history and encouraged a renaissance in thought, literature, and the arts in Silla. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Queen Seondeok of Silla is the 1,385th most popular politician (down from 998th in 2019). (down from 76th in 2019)

Queen Seondeok of Silla is most famous for her efforts to maintain the independence of her kingdom.

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Among politicians, Queen Seondeok of Silla ranks 1,385 out of 19,576. Before her are Turgut Özal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Getúlio Vargas, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Livilla, and Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. After her are Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Christian V of Denmark, Michael VII Doukas, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Jean Monnet, and Charles Taylor.

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Among people born in 603, Queen Seondeok of Silla ranks 2. Before her is Muawiyah I. After her are Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, Yeon Gaesomun, and Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali. Among people deceased in 647, Queen Seondeok of Silla ranks 1. After her are Harsha, Gregory the Patrician, and Sulpitius the Pious.

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