Kong family

E533223
Chinese clan descendants of Confucius lineage patrilineal lineage

The Kong family is the direct patrilineal lineage and clan of the Chinese philosopher Confucius, historically revered as his descendants and custodians of his legacy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Kong 2
Kong clan 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese clan ⓘ
descendants of Confucius ⓘ
lineage ⓘ
patrilineal lineage ⓘ
associatedPhilosophy Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedReligion Confucian temple cult ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalSignificance emblem of Chinese scholarly tradition ⓘ
symbol of Confucian heritage ⓘ
descentFrom Kong Qiu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhou dynasty period ancestors ⓘ
diaspora Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
genealogySize one of the largest documented family genealogies in the world ⓘ
hasAncestor Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAncestralCemetery Cemetery of Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAncestralMansion Kong Family Mansion in Qufu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClanTemple Temple of Confucius in Qufu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGenealogy Kong family genealogy ⓘ
historicalFunction maintaining Confucian ritual sites ⓘ
performing state sacrifices to Confucius ⓘ
preserving Confucian genealogies ⓘ
historicalStatus hereditary nobility in imperial China ⓘ
prestigious scholar-gentry lineage ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
lineageType agnatic descent ⓘ
mainAncestralHome Qufu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shandong NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Yansheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalSurnameInChineseCharacters 孔 NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
imperial Chinese governments ⓘ
religiousRole leading Confucian ceremonies ⓘ
titleHeldByMembers Duke Yansheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacrificial Official to Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalRole custodians of Confucian legacy ⓘ
hereditary guardians of Confucius temples ⓘ
ritual heirs of Confucius ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cemetery of Confucius → associatedWith → Kong family ⓘ
Jia → associatedWith → Kong family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kong
Kong Family Mansion → associatedWith → Kong family ⓘ
Temple of Confucius → associatedWith → Kong family ⓘ
Qufu → hasNotableFamilyClan → Kong family ⓘ
State of Lu → importantClan → Kong family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kong clan
Monarch → notableSubjectOfStudy → Kong family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kong