POLITICIAN

Yi San-hae

1539 - 1609

Yi San-hae

Yi Sanhae (Korean: 이산해; Hanja: 李山海; 20 July 1539 – 1609) was a Korean politician, scholar, writer and poet of the Joseon period who came from the Hansan Yi clan. He served as the Chief State Councilor of Joseon from 1590 to 1592 and 1600. Yi was a member of the political faction the Easterners and when this split into the Northerners and Southerners, Yi became leader of the Northerners faction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yi San-hae is the 10,910th most popular politician (down from 10,430th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 146th in 2019) and the 76th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among politicians, Yi San-hae ranks 10,910 out of 19,576. Before him are Ptolemy Epigonos, Aleksandar Malinov, Agenor Maria Gołuchowski, Lucius Cassius Longinus, Agesipolis I, and Nils Jönsson. After him are Pasquale Cicogna, Agapenor, Rafael Paasio, Saleh al-Arouri, Manuel Blanco Encalada, and Matvei Platov.

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Ptolemy Epigonos
300 BC - 259 BC
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 10,910
Aleksandar Malinov
1867 - 1938
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 10,911
Agenor Maria Gołuchowski
1849 - 1921
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 10,912
Lucius Cassius Longinus
151 BC - 107 BC
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 10,913
Agesipolis I
410 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,914
Nils Jönsson
1390 - 1450
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,915
Yi San-hae
1539 - 1609
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,916
Pasquale Cicogna
1509 - 1595
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,917
Agapenor
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,918
Rafael Paasio
1903 - 1980
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,919
Saleh al-Arouri
1966 - 2024
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,920
Manuel Blanco Encalada
1790 - 1876
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,921
Matvei Platov
1753 - 1818
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10,922

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1539, Yi San-hae ranks 15. Before him are Giovanni Andrea Doria, Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Chōsokabe Motochika, Jost Amman, and Hasegawa Tōhaku. After him are Nicolò Donato, Humphrey Gilbert, Pierre Pithou, Olivier de Serres, and Salima Sultan Begum. Among people deceased in 1609, Yi San-hae ranks 11. Before him are Jacobus Arminius, Federico Zuccari, Gasparo da Salò, John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, John Leonardi, and Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi.

Others Born in 1539

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Giovanni Andrea Doria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1539 - 1606
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 9
Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1595
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 10
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1603
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 11
Chōsokabe Motochika
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1599
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 12
Jost Amman
PAINTER
1539 - 1591
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 13
Hasegawa Tōhaku
PAINTER
1539 - 1610
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 14
Yi San-hae
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1609
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 15
Nicolò Donato
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1618
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 16
Humphrey Gilbert
EXPLORER
1539 - 1583
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 17
Pierre Pithou
WRITER
1539 - 1596
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 18
Olivier de Serres
WRITER
1539 - 1619
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 19
Salima Sultan Begum
COMPANION
1539 - 1613
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 20

Others Deceased in 1609

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Jacobus Arminius
PHILOSOPHER
1560 - 1609
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 5
Federico Zuccari
PAINTER
1539 - 1609
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 6
Gasparo da Salò
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 7
John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1562 - 1609
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 8
John Leonardi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1609
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 9
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
COMPOSER
1555 - 1609
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 10
Yi San-hae
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1609
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 11