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Also Known As Yŏngjo
Flourished c.1700 - 1776
House / Dynasty Joseon dynasty
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Ŭisang
Korean Buddhist monk
Statue of Yi Sun-Shin
Yi Sun-shin
Korean admiral
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Choe Je-u
Korean religious leader
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Wŏnhyo
Korean Buddhist priest
Gojong
Gojong
Korean ruler
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Saint Chŏng Yak-jong
Korean scholar
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Choe Si-hyeong
Korean religious leader
Han Yongun
Han Yongun
Korean poet
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Bojo Guksa
Korean priest
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Son Pyŏng-Hi
Korean independence activist and religious leader
Sejong
Sejong
Korean ruler
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Kija
legendary king of Korea
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T’aigo Wangsa
Korean Buddhist monk
St. Kim Dae-Gŏn
St. Kim Dae-Gŏn
Korean priest
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Yi Seong-Gye
Korean ruler
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Daewon-gun
Korean regent
Sheikh Hamad ibn ʿIsa Al Khalifah
Sheikh Hamad ibn ʿIsa Al Khalifah
king of Bahrain
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee
president of South Korea
Thutmose II
Thutmose II
king of Egypt
Terauchi Masatake.
Count Terauchi Masatake
prime minister of Japan