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Sunjo of Joseon

1790 - 1834

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Sunjo (Korean: 순조; Hanja: 純祖; 29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834), personal name Yi Gong (이공; 李玜), was a Korean royal who was the 23rd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Jeongjo by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan. His reign saw oppression against Catholics and his failed attempts at reforms which resulted in riots, notably by Hong Gyeong-nae in 1811. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sunjo of Joseon is the 1,769th most popular politician (down from 1,541st in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 30th in 2019) and the 26th most popular South Korean Politician.

Sunjo of Joseon is most famous for the reforms he enacted during his reign. He was the first to abolish the slave trade, and he instituted a number of other reforms that improved the lives of the common people.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 1,769 out of 19,576. Before him are Catherine Cornaro, Haakon III of Norway, Hedwig of Silesia, Zhao Ziyang, Albert II, Duke of Austria, and Leopold, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Ḫattušili I, Menelik I, Christopher of Bavaria, Corazon Aquino, Feodor II of Russia, and Hoshea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 6. Before him are Jean-François Champollion, Leopold I of Belgium, August Ferdinand Möbius, Alphonse de Lamartine, and John Tyler. After him are George Everest, Jules Dumont d'Urville, John Frederic Daniell, William Parry, Nicolas Chauvin, and Gideon Mantell. Among people deceased in 1834, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 6. Before him are Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Robert Malthus, Pedro I of Brazil, Friedrich Schleiermacher, and Joseph Marie Jacquard. After him are Samuel Taylor Coleridge, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Alois Senefelder, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Karl Ludwig Harding, and Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 29 out of 1,128. Before him are Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Han Duck-soo (1949), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), and Choi Kyu-hah (1919). After him are Yejong of Joseon (1450), Mas Oyama (1923), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), and Munjong of Joseon (1414).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Sunjo of Joseon ranks 26. Before him are Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Han Duck-soo (1949), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), and Choi Kyu-hah (1919). After him are Yejong of Joseon (1450), Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Empress Myeongseong (1851), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Munjong of Joseon (1414), and Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688).

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