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Period: 475 to 555
The Life of Confucius
Time line on the life of Confucius and his many accomplishments. -
501
left home
he left his home town in when he was around fifty years old on a quest to find a ruler he could infulence. -
501
government position
confucius obtainded a legitimate position in government as Cheif Magistrate (Mayor) of Zhongdu -
522
back to school
confucius starts his own private school. he taught morals and a sense of responsibilty. he lived his life trying to persuade rulers to do whats right. -
522
Nebuchadnezzar III king of Babylon.
defeated the Persian king at the battle of the tigris river -
532
a son is born
confucius has a baby boy. -
535
mothers death
confucius mother died when he was only sixteen years old. -
540
The Persians captures Babylon.
The king of Persia Cyrus the Great captured babylon -
546
peace tready
a preace tready was signed by Jin and Chu two chinese states -
551
confucius was born
he was born for greatness -
552
mothers vision
while pregnant with confucios his mother dreamed that five old men (representing the five planets known to astroners at that time) leading a dragon with a horn and the dragon dropped an inscription that read "king with out a crown" -
asked to return
confucius recieved an invation to return home to Lu from on of his former students who earnd the gratitude of the ruler by helping win a victory against a neighbooring state. -
death
confucius died in 479 BC thinking of himself as a failure. his teaching and ideals and still widely used in asian culture. -
returns home
confucius returns home to continue teaching. -
looking to settle down
confucius and a few of his follower began a journy to find an uncorrupt city to settle down in -
persian invasion stopped
The conquest of Greece by Xerxes 1 is stopped at the battle of Salamis. -
Greece defeats the Persians
Athenians and their allies defeat the first Persian invasion of Greece at the Battle of Marathon. -
Manius Valerius Maximus dictaror of Rome
The Senate and people of Rome decide to give the office of diactator to Manius Valerius Maximus. -
Period: to 555
invasion
confuctius's home state Lu was invaded twenty one times between the years 722-481. his home state was in constant warfare with raival states