Han dynasty Confucian synthesis

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intellectual framework orthodox ideology of the Chinese empire state ideology

The Han dynasty Confucian synthesis was the imperial-era intellectual framework that blended Confucian ethics with Legalist statecraft and elements of other classical schools to form the orthodox ideology of the Chinese empire.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Han dynasty Confucian synthesis canonical	1
New Text Confucianism	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intellectual framework ⓘ orthodox ideology of the Chinese empire ⓘ state ideology ⓘ
aimedAt	harmonizing human society with cosmic order ⓘ reconciling morality and law ⓘ stabilizing imperial rule ⓘ
associatedWith	Dong Zhongshu NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Legalist administrative techniques ⓘ teachings of Confucius ⓘ
codifiedIn	Chunqiu Fanlu NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreValue	filial piety ⓘ hierarchical social order ⓘ loyalty to the emperor ⓘ ritual propriety ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
developedIn	Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	harmonization of Heaven, Earth, and humanity ⓘ meritocratic selection of officials ⓘ moral cultivation of rulers ⓘ use of law to maintain order ⓘ
historicalPeriod	2nd century BCE ⓘ
incorporates	elements of Daoism ⓘ elements of Five Phases theory ⓘ elements of Mohism ⓘ elements of Yin-Yang theory ⓘ elements of classical Chinese political thought ⓘ
influencedBy	Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Huang-Lao thought NERFINISHED ⓘ Legalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohism NERFINISHED ⓘ Yin-Yang and Five Phases cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ
legitimized	imperial autocracy ⓘ
longTermImpact	became dominant ideology of later Chinese dynasties ⓘ influenced Japanese Confucianism ⓘ influenced Korean Confucianism ⓘ influenced Vietnamese Confucianism ⓘ shaped East Asian political culture ⓘ
peakUnder	Emperor Wu of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ
promoted	canonization of Confucian texts ⓘ study of the Five Classics ⓘ
providedIdeologicalBasisFor	centralized bureaucracy ⓘ civil service recruitment ⓘ imperial examination precursors ⓘ
resultedIn	elevation of Confucian scholars ⓘ marginalization of rival schools ⓘ
uses	Confucian ethics ⓘ Legalist statecraft ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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Hundred Schools of Thought → followedBy → Han dynasty Confucian synthesis ⓘ

Spring and Autumn Annals → philosophicalInterpretation → Han dynasty Confucian synthesis ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Text Confucianism