Confucius

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Chinese philosopher Confucian scholar historical figure philosopher teacher

Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ethical, social, and political ideas became the foundation of Confucianism and deeply shaped East Asian civilization.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Confucius canonical	50
historical figure Confucius	1
仲尼	1
孔丘	1
孔子	1

Statements (86)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese philosopher ⓘ Confucian scholar ⓘ historical figure ⓘ philosopher ⓘ teacher ⓘ
birthName	Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 孔丘
burialPlace	Cemetery of Confucius ⓘ Qufu ⓘ
child	Kong He ⓘ surface form: Kong Li
countryOfCitizenship	Zhou dynasty ⓘ
courtesyName	Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 仲尼
culturalDepiction	subject of Chinese classics ⓘ subject of Confucian temples ⓘ
dateOfBirth	551 BCE ⓘ
dateOfDeath	479 BCE ⓘ
era	Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Han Chinese ⓘ
father	Kong He ⓘ
fieldOfWork	education ⓘ ethics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ ritual studies ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasCultFollowing	Temple of Confucius ⓘ surface form: Confucian temples
honorificTitle	Most Holy Sage and First Teacher ⓘ Most Holy Sage and First Teacher ⓘ surface form: Supreme Sage and Foremost Teacher
influenced	Chinese education ⓘ Chinese imperial examination system ⓘ Chinese political thought ⓘ Dong Zhongshu ⓘ East Asian philosophy ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ surface form: Japanese Confucianism Neo-Confucianism ⓘ surface form: Korean Confucianism Mencius ⓘ Neo-Confucianism ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ surface form: Vietnamese Confucianism Wang Yangming ⓘ Xunzi ⓘ Zhu Xi ⓘ
influencedBy	Book of Documents ⓘ Book of Songs ⓘ Zhou dynasty culture ⓘ Zhou ritual tradition ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Classical Chinese ⓘ
legacy	foundation of Confucianism ⓘ influenced moral education in East Asia ⓘ shaped East Asian civilization ⓘ
mainInterest	education ⓘ ethics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ ritual ⓘ
mother	Yan Zhengzai ⓘ
movement	Confucianism ⓘ
name	Confucius self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Old Chinese ⓘ
nativeName	Confucius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 孔子
notableIdea	Doctrine of the Mean ⓘ Junzi ⓘ Li ⓘ Rectification of names ⓘ Ren ⓘ Xiao ⓘ government by virtue ⓘ importance of education ⓘ rule by moral example ⓘ
occupation	editor ⓘ philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	Confucianism ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Qufu ⓘ Shandong ⓘ State of Lu ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Qufu ⓘ State of Lu ⓘ
positionHeld	Minister of Justice of Lu ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ
veneratedIn	China ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Korea Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
workAttributed	Analects ⓘ Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ editing of the Five Classics ⓘ

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Xunzi → influencedBy → Confucius ⓘ

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I Ching → traditionallyAttributedTo → Confucius ⓘ

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The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History → includesFigure → Confucius ⓘ

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Junzi → emphasizedBy → Confucius ⓘ

Spring and Autumn Annals → traditionallyAttributedTo → Confucius ⓘ

Jiading Confucian Temple → dedicatedTo → Confucius ⓘ

Yushima Seidō → dedicatedTo → Confucius ⓘ

Yan Zhengzai → child → Confucius ⓘ

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