Spread of Confucianism in Asia

Confucius was born

Mar 1, 2000

Confucius was born in 551 BCE in Qufu,China.

Confucius' father died

Mar 25, 2000

Confucius was 3 when his father died in 549 BCE

Confucius' mother died

Apr 25, 2000

Confucius was 16 when his mother dies in 335 BCE

Confucius got married

May 25, 2000

Confucius got married and was appointed the manager of the state of Lu’s granary. (Grain was used as money in this time period) 533 BCE

Confucius’s son

Jun 25, 2000

Confucius’s son was born he was named Li. Confucius appointed the state of Lu’s Husbandry Manager. 532 BCE

Confucius' school

Jul 25, 2000

Confucius starts his own private school. 522 BCE

Legendary meeting

Aug 25, 2000

Legendary meeting between Confucius and Lao-Tzu (founder of Taoism) 518 BCE

Mayor of Zhongdu

Sep 25, 2000

Confucius appointed the Chief Magistrate (Mayor) of Zhongdu 501BCE

Minister of justice

Oct 25, 2000

Appointed the Minister of Justice for the Kingdom of Lu 500 BCE

Leaves the state

Nov 25, 2000

Leaves the state of Lu and heads to Wei to try to promote his ideas.
497 BCE

Returns home

Dec 25, 2000

Confucius returns home to Qufu in Lu 484BCE

Confucius dies

Jan 25, 2001

479 BCE

Qin Dynasty Emperor

Feb 25, 2001

Qin Dynasty Emperor orders the burning of Confucian texts and kills many Confucian scholars 221 – 206 BCE

introduced to japan

Mar 25, 2001

Confucianism introduced to Japan by Paekche kingdom from Korea. 500's CE

17 article constitution

Apr 25, 2001

Japan's Prince Shotoku introduces 17 Article Constitution with moral commandments largely based on the Analects of Confucius. 604 CE

national civil service exam

May 25, 2001

King Gwangjong of the Goryeo Kingdom in Korea establishes a national civil service exam based on Confucianism. 958 CE

Gukjagam school

Jun 25, 2001

Korean Goryeo King Seongjong establishes the Gukjagam school for Confucian classics. 992 CE

Neo-Confucianism

Jul 25, 2001

Neo-Confucianism (Zhu Xi interpretation) introduced to Japan (known in Japan as Shushigaku) 1100's CE

Yangban thrives

Aug 25, 2001

Yangban (Confucian scholar class) thrives under the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. 1392 CE

bureaucratic government

Sep 25, 2001

Japan Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu establishes bureaucratic government based on Neo-Confucian principles. 1603 CE