Birth and Philosophy of Confucius (Kong Fuzi)
551 BCE
Confucius articulates ethics centered on benevolence (*Ren*), ritual propriety (*Li*), and filial piety (*Xiao*).
Sources and References
Lunyu (Entretiens de Confucius) & Sima Qian, Shiji (Chapitre 47)
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Ancient China clusterXia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han: writing, philosophy, unification and the Silk Road.
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356 BCE
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256 BCE
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221 BCE
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540 BCE
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563 BCE
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Enlightenment of Gautama Buddha
528 BCE