Kong Renyu (孔仁玉) | 24 Histories

Overview

Kong Renyu was a Forty-third-generation descendant of Confucius, hereditary Duke Wenxuan, and magistrate of Qufu.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 951 高祖平兗州後
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 130, passage 138

Family

Descendant of Confucius (孔子)
descendant carrying on King Wenxuan's line 孔氏襲文宣王者 · paternal line · 43 generations
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 130, passage 138

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 130Volume 130 Book of Later Zhou 32: Biographies 10: Wang Jun, Murong Yanchao, Yan Honglu, Cui Zhoudu · 1 passage

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仍以廟側數十家為灑掃戶，命孔氏襲文宣王者長為本縣。 He assigned several dozen households near the temple to its upkeep and appointed the Kong descendant who carried on King Wenxuan's line as magistrate of the local county.