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Yeon Gaesomun

603 - 666

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Yŏn Kaesomun (Korean: 연개소문; Hanja: 淵蓋蘇文; 594–666) was a powerful military dictator in the waning days of the Goguryeo kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms of ancient Korea. Traditional Korean histories from Joseon painted Yŏn Kaesomun as a despotic leader, whose cruel policies and disobedience to his monarch led to the fall of Goguryeo. His successful resistance against Tang China under Emperor Taizong and his son Emperor Gaozong inspired early Korean nationalist historians, most notably the 19th-century Korean historian and intellectual Shin Chae-ho, to term Yŏn Kaesomun the greatest hero in Korean history. In popular culture Yŏn Kaesomun is often portrayed as an exceptional soldier-statesman without equal in Korean history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yeon Gaesomun is the 4,149th most popular politician (down from 3,480th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from North Korea (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular North Korean Politician.

Yeon Gaesomun is most famous for the creation of the Korean alphabet, Hangul.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yeon Gaesomun ranks 4,149 out of 19,576. Before him are Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, Afonso I of Kongo, David Dacko, Judah ha-Nasi, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, and Emperor Shōkō. After him are Magnus III of Sweden, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, István Tisza, Döme Sztójay, Emperor Dezong of Tang, and Concino Concini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 603, Yeon Gaesomun ranks 5. Before him are Muawiyah I, Queen Seondeok of Silla, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, and Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal. After him is Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali. Among people deceased in 666, Yeon Gaesomun ranks 3. Before him are Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari. After him are Muhammad ibn Maslamah, and Lupus of Friuli.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Yeon Gaesomun ranks 35 out of 162. Before him are U of Goryeo (1365), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), Hwang Jini (1506), Kang Pan-sok (1892), Kim Song-ae (1924), and Kim Sung-gan (1912). After him are Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Kim Chaek (1903), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), and Kim Yong-il (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Yeon Gaesomun ranks 20. Before him are Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Kim Koo (1876), U of Goryeo (1365), Yuri of Goguryeo (-38), and Kim Song-ae (1924). After him are Daemusin of Goguryeo (4), Kim Chaek (1903), Hyeonjong of Goryeo (992), Pak Pong-ju (1939), Mokjong of Goryeo (980), and Kim Yong-il (1944).

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