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Yangwon of Goguryeo

550 - 559

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Yangwon (538~559) (r. 545–559) was the 24th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of Anwon of Goguryeo. During Yangwon's reign, Goguryeo gradually grew weaker and was obliged to take various urgent measures to block foreign invasions, eventually losing the Seoul region to the alliance of the other two Korean kingdoms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yangwon of Goguryeo is the 9,560th most popular politician (up from 11,930th in 2019). (up from 2,937th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Yangwon of Goguryeo ranks 9,560 out of 19,576Before him are Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, Ene Ergma, Adam Malik, Isabel Moctezuma, Frans Timmermans, and Dirk VI, Count of Holland. After him are Henri Masson, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, Adelaide of Paris, Ekkathat, and Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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Among people born in 550, Yangwon of Goguryeo ranks 23Before him are Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Eulji Mundeok, John Moschus, Adi ibn Hatim, Shibi Khan, and Gregory the Patrician. After him are Rædwald of East Anglia, Gaudapada, Bertha of Kent, Ashina Xichun, Laurence of Canterbury, and Farrukh Hormizd. Among people deceased in 559, Yangwon of Goguryeo ranks 2Before him is Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi. After him is Ida of Bernicia.

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