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U of Goryeo

1365 - 1389

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U (25 July 1365 – 31 December 1389) ruled Goryeo (Korea) as the 32nd king from 1374 until 1388. He was the only son of King Gongmin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. U of Goryeo is the 3,525th most popular politician (down from 3,126th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 19th in 2019) and the 17th most popular North Korean Politician.

U of Goryeo is most famous for the invention of the Korean alphabet, Hangul. The Korean alphabet is a phonetic alphabet, meaning that it is designed to represent the sounds of the language. This is in contrast to the Chinese alphabet, which is a logographic alphabet, meaning that it is designed to represent the meaning of the words.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, U of Goryeo ranks 3,525 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Chung Il-kwon, Anatoly Lunacharsky, Hyrcanus II, Luigi Einaudi, and Violeta Chamorro. After him are Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Bayinnaung, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Louisa Maria Stuart, Emperor Taizu of Jin, and Antiochus XI Epiphanes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1365, U of Goryeo ranks 2. Before him is Christine de Pizan. After him are Sigismund Kęstutaitis, William II, Duke of Bavaria, Violant of Bar, Niccolò de' Niccoli, and Gregory Tsamblak. Among people deceased in 1389, U of Goryeo ranks 7. Before him are Murad I, Hafez, Pope Urban VI, Lazar of Serbia, Miloš Obilić, and Dmitry Donskoy. After him are Gülçiçek Hatun, Chang of Goryeo, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Hayam Wuruk, Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Alexander I of Imereti.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, U of Goryeo ranks 29 out of 162. Before him are Choi Hong Hi (1918), Youn Yuh-jung (1947), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), Hwang Jini (1506), Kang Pan-sok (1892), Kim Song-ae (1924), Kim Sung-gan (1912), and Yeon Gaesomun (603).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, U of Goryeo ranks 17. Before him are Choe Yong-gon (1900), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), and Kim Koo (1876). After him are Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), Kim Song-ae (1924), Yeon Gaesomun (603), Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Kim Chaek (1903), and Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992).

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