Ancient China · Philosopher

Confucius 孔子

Kongzi

Attested BC 551 - BC 479

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Confucius was a Philosopher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 551 to BC 479 孔子言
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 292

Places and affiliations

Polity Lu 魯 · Relation Associated with
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 292

Works and attributed material

太伯可謂至德矣，三以天下讓，民無得而稱焉
Quotation · Speaker · Direct quotation · Embedded In Person Id The Grand Historian (太史公) · Mode named-source-report Witness Person Id The Grand Historian (太史公)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 292

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 292

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 31Genealogies: House of Wu Taibo · 1 passage

太史公曰：孔子言「太伯可謂至德矣，三以天下讓，民無得而稱焉」。 The Grand Historian said: Confucius said, “Taibo can be called a man of utmost virtue. Three times he yielded the world, and the people could find no words to praise him.”