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Yeongjo of Joseon

1694 - 1776

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Yeongjo (Korean: 영조; Hanja: 英祖; 31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (이금; 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan. Before ascending to power, he was known as Prince Yeoning (연잉군; 延礽君). His life was characterized by political infighting and resentment due to his biological mother's low-born origins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yeongjo of Joseon is the 1,157th most popular politician (down from 1,126th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 14th in 2019) and the 18th most popular South Korean Politician.

Yeongjo of Joseon is most famous for his efforts to reform the Korean government and society.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 1,157 out of 19,576. Before him are Modu Chanyu, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Şehzade Cihangir, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Bernie Sanders, and Petro Poroshenko. After him are Ahmad Shah Massoud, Abul Kalam Azad, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Matilda of Boulogne, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, and Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1694, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 3. Before him are Voltaire, and François Quesnay. After him are Francis Hutcheson, Louis-Claude Daquin, Georg Brandt, Paul of the Cross, Leonardo Leo, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Henry Pelham, Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, and Theodore of Corsica. Among people deceased in 1776, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 2. Before him is David Hume. After him are John Harrison, Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Natalia Alexeievna, James Ferguson, Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, Sabah I bin Jaber, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Johann Adolf Scheibe, and John Ellis.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 21 out of 1,128. Before him are Lee Byung-chul (1910), Empress Gi (1315), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), and Yun Posun (1897). After him are Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Han Duck-soo (1949), and Jungjong of Joseon (1488).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Yeongjo of Joseon ranks 18. Before him are Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjong of Korea (1874), and Yun Posun (1897). After him are Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Sejo of Joseon (1417), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Han Duck-soo (1949), and Jungjong of Joseon (1488).

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