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Kong Qiu (K'ung Ch'iu), who was born around 552 B.C.E.in the small state of Lu and later died in 479 B.C.E.
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Lost his father in 548 B.C.E.
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Confucius worked for the Prince of Lu in various capacities, notably as the Director of Public Works in 503 BCE and then the Director of the Justice Department in 501 B.C.E.
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In 497 B.C.E. Confucius resigned from his high government positions to travel and give advice to surrounding countries .
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He died in 479 B.C.E.
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His status grew after his death and he became the subject of worship in schools during the Han Dynasty (206-220 B.C.E.) and temples were established in his name at all administrative capitals during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 C.E.).
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In 371-289 B.C.E. he formulated Confucius teachings.
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In 371-289 B.C.E. Mensius believed that all humans were good by nature and only corrupted by society.
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In 213 B.C.E. Confucianism was one of many books burned by the emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
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In 212 B.C.E. The First Emperor has recorded to have had more than 460 primarily Confucian scholars slaughtered due to their public criticism of his well known cruelty.
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Zhu Xi In1130-1200 C.E. made alters to the Confucian canon, raising the Analects and three other texts to the status of canon. These texts become known as the “Four Books.”
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Chinese scholars believe the history of education in China can be traced back at as far as the 16th century B.C. during the late "Xia Dynasty" in1523-1027 C.E.
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In 604 C.E. Shotoku Taishi create a constitution to centralize Confucius teachings.
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In 604 C.E. Taika created principles to unified the government
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In 649-1127 C.E. Neo-Confucianism sought out to start up old Confucius teachings.
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In 682 C.E.the Royal Confucian Academy in Korea was created.
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In 768-824 C.E. Han Yu was a known revival of Confucianism an attacked the other religions in China.
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In 1020-1077 C.E. Chang Tsai wrote famous Confucian text known as Hsi Ming.
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In 1243-1306 C.E. brought Confucianism to Korea.
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In 1367 B.C.E. The Royal Confucian Academy was rebuilt in Korea.
