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Sunjong of Korea

1874 - 1926

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Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), personal name Yi Cheok (이척; 李坧), also known as the Yunghui Emperor (융희제; 隆熙帝), was the last Korean monarch. He ruled from 1907 to 1910 as the second and last emperor of the Korean Empire. Sunjong was elevated to the throne after his predecessor and father, Gojong, was forced to abdicate by the Empire of Japan. Hence, Sunjong has been characterized by historians as being a powerless puppet ruler of the Japanese, reigning for just three years before Korea was officially annexed in 1910. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sunjong of Korea is the 1,129th most popular politician (up from 1,221st in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from South Korea and the 16th most popular South Korean Politician.

Sunjong of Korea is most famous for being the last king of Korea.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sunjong of Korea ranks 1,129 out of 19,576. Before him are Joachim Gauck, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Guangxu Emperor, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Tiu, and Gaius Cassius Longinus. After him are Mohammad Najibullah, Liu Shaoqi, Shah Jahan, Merovech, Tarja Halonen, and Khalid of Saudi Arabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Sunjong of Korea ranks 12. Before him are Harry Houdini, Herbert Hoover, Howard Carter, Johannes Stark, Max Scheler, and Ernst Cassirer. After him are Chaim Weizmann, Edward Thorndike, Carl Bosch, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Lou Henry Hoover, and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Among people deceased in 1926, Sunjong of Korea ranks 12. Before him are Emperor Taishō, Harry Houdini, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Olga Constantinovna of Russia, and Camillo Golgi. After him are Mary Cassatt, Symon Petliura, Emil Kraepelin, Kim Hyong-jik, Gertrude Bell, and Rudolph Valentino.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Sunjong of Korea ranks 19 out of 1,128. Before him are Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Lee Byung-chul (1910), Empress Gi (1315), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Kim Young-sam (1927). After him are Yun Posun (1897), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), and Seonjo of Joseon (1552).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Sunjong of Korea ranks 16. Before him are Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Roh Tae-woo (1932), and Kim Young-sam (1927). After him are Yun Posun (1897), Yeongjo of Joseon (1694), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), and Seonjo of Joseon (1552).

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