Confucius

5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician

12 dated entries naming Confucius, drawn from 12 separate years between 551 BCE and 1592 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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6th century BC

551 BCESeptember 28 – Confucius, Chinese philosopher (d. 479 BC)source
536 BCEMin Sun, disciple of Confuciussource
522 BCERan Qiu, leading disciple of Confuciussource
521 BCEFu Buqi, disciple of Confucius.source
520 BCEDuanmu Ci, student of Confuciussource
501 BCEConfucius is appointed governor of Chung-tu.source

5th century BC

481 BCESima Niu, the highest ranking aristocrat among the disciples of Confuciussource
479 BCEConfucius, Chinese philosopher (b. 551 BC)source

1st century

1AD 1 – Confucius is given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Baocheng Xuan Ni Gong.source
58In China, sacrifices to Confucius are ordered in all government schools.source
79A commission of scholars canonizes the text of works of Confucius and his school.source

16th century

1592The Confucian shrine of Munmyo in Korea is destroyed by fire.source

Confucius

6th century BC

5th century BC

1st century

16th century

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