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Confucius was born.
In 551 B.C.E., Confucius was born in the Lu state of China. His teachings and ethical philosophy would help start Confucianism. -
Confucius starts school
In 522 B.C.E., Confucius started his own school which he taught moral teachings, and earned followers. -
Confucius died
In 479 B.C.E., Confucius died and was buried in Kong Lin cemetery which lies in the historical part of Qufu. -
Mencius
Mencius lived beween 372 and 289 B.C.E. He helped formulate Confucian teachings and expand Confucianism. -
"Burning of the Books"
In 213 B.C.E., the Emperor of China commanded that many books of different subjects, incluiding Confucianism, be burned. -
"Burying of the Scholars"
In 212 B.C.E, the First Emperor of China ordered 470 scholars, mostly Confucian, to be gathered at the capitol and killed due to their public due to their public criticism of him. -
Establishment of Confucianism
In 202 B.C.E., the emperor of the Han dynasty established Confuciansim as its state cult, and two schools for Confucianism developed. -
Han Expansion
Between 141 B.C.E. and 87 B.C.E., Confucianism ideals spread as Emperor Han Wu-Ti expanded into Korean and Vietnamese territories. -
Appointment of the Scholars of the Five Classics
136 B.C.E. -
Spread to Japan
Around 300 C.E., Confucianism was introduced to Japan when Confucian texts were sent to the Japanesse court by Wai of Paekche. -
Taika Reform
In 604 C.E., the Taika Refrom was created to further centralize and unify the government. The reform asserted the Confucian principle of imperial rule. -
Develpoment of Neo-Confucianism
In 649 C.E., it sought to revive the old teachings of Confucianism, and adress the large influence that Buddhism and Daoism had on China. -
Han Yu
Han Yu, who lived between 768 and 824 C.E., revived Confucianism, and attacked religions that had become prominent in China, Buddhism and Daoism, during the Tang Dynasty. -
Zhang Zai
Zhang Zai lived between 1020 C.E. and 1077C.E., and wrote one of the most popular and famous Confucian texts known as the "Western Inscription" or Hsi Ming. -
Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi lived between 1130 C.E. and 1200 C.E., was a Neo-Confucian that helped incorporate the Four Books as part of the Confucian Canon to replace the teaching of the Five Classics. -
Spread to Korea
In 1398 C.E., Neo-Confucianism was spread to Korea under the new Joseon Dynasty, and became the primary belief system. -
School of Mind
In 1472 C.E., philosophy that the nature of things could be determined by the mind led to the Neo-Confucian School of Mind. -
May 4th Movement
In 1919 C.E., this movement tried to bring about modernization to China, and people that clung to old traditions, such as Confucianism, were targeted. -
Cultural Revolution
In 1966 C.E., it was a time during which traditional ways were prosecuted by the government officials in oreder to keep control of the republic, whch included the ridicule of Confucians. -
New Confucianism
In the 1970's, this movement sought to mix the ideas of western civilazation and the traditions of Confuciansim.
