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Yi Gwang-sik

1493 - 1563

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Yi Gwang-sik (Korean: 이광식; Hanja: 李光軾; 29 September 1493 – 1 December 1563), was a Korean politician and general during the Joseon period. He was famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Eulmyowaebyeon (을묘왜변) war of 1555. In 1543 he was given the title of Naval Commander (병마절도사) of Pyongan Province. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yi Gwang-sik is the 11,540th most popular politician (up from 15,677th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 316th in 2019) and the 79th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yi Gwang-sik ranks 11,540 out of 19,576. Before him are Kate Brown, Sibylla of Burgundy, William Tubman, Wee Kim Wee, Giovanni I Participazio, and Edgar Jung. After him are Ida Saxton McKinley, Thrasymedes, Philipp von Boeselager, Czesław Kiszczak, Burnaburiash I, and Eutropia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1493, Yi Gwang-sik ranks 14. Before him are Olaus Petri, Clarice de' Medici, Nicolaus Olahus, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, George I, Duke of Pomerania, and Yamamoto Kansuke. After him is Justus Jonas. Among people deceased in 1563, Yi Gwang-sik ranks 6. Before him are Étienne de La Boétie, Francis, Duke of Guise, Sebastian Castellio, Heinrich Glarean, and Andrea Schiavone. After him are Martynas Mažvydas, and Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi Gwang-sik ranks 179 out of 1,128. Before him are Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Ji Chang-wook (1987), Park Hae-soo (1981), J. Y. Park (1971), Im Kwon-taek (1936), and Daniel Dae Kim (1968). After him are Kim Duk-koo (1959), Hwang Dong-hyuk (1971), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Hyon-seok (1984), Bae Doona (1979), and Kim Jong-hyun (1990).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Yi Gwang-sik ranks 79. Before him are Heo Gyun (1569), Chung Sye-kyun (1950), Lee Beom-seok (1900), Yi San-hae (1539), Kim Hwang-sik (1948), and Park Won-soon (1956). After him are Chung Un-chan (1947), Yi Jun-yong (1870), Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Heo Mok (1595), Song Si-yeol (1607), and Lee Nak-yeon (1951).

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