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Wiman of Gojoseon

300 BC - 200 BC

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Wi Man (in Korean) or Wei Man (in Chinese) was the founder and first monarch of the Wiman Chosŏn dynasty of Korea. He was originally a military leader of the Chinese Kingdom of Yan. When king Lu Wan of Yan was defeated by the Han in 195 BCE, Wi Man fled to Gojoseon in north-western Korea and later usurped power from its king in 194 BCE, establishing Wiman Chosŏn. Recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Han, Wiman was the first ruler in the history of Korea to have been recorded in documents from the same time period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wiman of Gojoseon is the 7,169th most popular politician (up from 7,431st in 2019). (up from 1,302nd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Wiman of Gojoseon ranks 7,169 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Vranitzky, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Agilulf, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, and Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Mustafa Dzhemilev, Antonis Samaras, Horik I, Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Julius Dorpmüller, and Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau.

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Among people born in 300 BC, Wiman of Gojoseon ranks 22. Before him are Mithridates III of Pontus, Xerxes of Armenia, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Pushyamitra Shunga, Aristo of Chios, and Gaius Duilius. After him are Mithridates II of Pontus, Appius Claudius Caudex, Horwennefer, Prusias II of Bithynia, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, and Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Wiman of Gojoseon ranks 7. Before him are Livius Andronicus, Gentius, Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Leonidas of Rhodes, Mithridates III of Pontus, and Moschus. After him are Horwennefer, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Gaius Laelius, Gaius Terentius Varro, Ankhwennefer, and Lucius Licinius Lucullus.

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