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  K'ung Fu Tzu was born in 551 B.C.E.
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  Confucianism started on 500 B.C.E. in China by Confucius.
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  In 531 B.C.E K'ung Fu Tzu gets married.
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  At 56, K'ung Fu Tzu left the country to find another feudal state to which he could render his service.
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  In 497 B.C.E. K'ung Fu Tzu goes to Wei to spread his ideas and beliefs.
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  In 1130-1200 C.E. Zhu Xi stops the Confucian canon which then raises the Analects and 3 more texts to the status of canon. The 4 texts are them known as the Four Books.
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  In 485 B.C.E K'ung Fu Tzu taught poetry, history, ceremonies and music.
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  Confucianism expanded on 372-289 B.C.E. by Mencius
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  In 213 B.C.E. , the First Emperor of China ordered to burn all Confucian texts.
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  In 212 B.C.E. , the First Emperor of China cut down more than 460 primarily Confucian scholars due to their public criticism.
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  In 522 B.C.E K'ung Fu Tzu starts his own school.
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  In the 2nd century B.C Confucianism was recognized as the Han state cult.
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  In 1530 A.D a Ming emperor reforms the Confucian culture to focus more on Confucius' teachings.
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  In 1130-1200 The Confucian Canon accomplished its present form in the Sung dynasty.
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  Confucianism was chosen by Han Wudi in 141B.C. - 86 B.C to govern the Chinese state.
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  In 518 B.C.E. K'ung Fu Tzu met the famous teacher Lao Tzu.
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  In 516 B.C.E K'ung Fu Tzu did not accept a government position.
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  In 479 B.C.E K'ung Fu Tzu dies.
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  Confucianism slowly started to fade away in 1949 due to Communism in China,