Overview
Kong Sihui was a scholar and Clan Leader.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Mingdao | 明道 | Míngdào |
| Posthumous name | Wensu | 文肅 | Wénsù |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1333 元統元年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 216
Age
- 67AD 1333 元統元年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 216
Attested activity
- AD 1311 to AD 1320 仁宗在位Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 199, 202
- AD 1333 元統元年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 216
- AD 1297 to AD 1307 大德中Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 191
- AD 1314 延祐初Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 195
- AD 1326 泰定三年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 203
- AD 1327 泰定四年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 204
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- AD 1308 to AD 1311 至大中Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 194
- AD 1331 至順二年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 205
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Kong Xixue (孔希學)grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 221
- Descendant of Confucius (孔子)fifty-fourth-generation descendant 五十四世孫 · paternal line · 54 generationsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 187
- Child of Mother of Kong Sihuimother 母Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 191
- Parent of Kong Kejian (孔克堅)son 子Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 219
Origins and identity
- fifty-fourth-generation descendant of ConfuciusDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 187
Career and standing
- farmer 躬耕Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 190
- teacher 子弟師Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 190
- instructor of the Fanyang Confucian school 范陽儒學教諭AD 1308 to AD 1311 至大中 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 194
- posthumous offices added 加贈其官AD 1341 to AD 1368 至正中 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 218
- Jiayi dafu 嘉議大夫AD 1327 泰定四年 · PromotedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 204
- Zhongyi dafu 中議大夫Specially appointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 202
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- instructor at the Ningyang school 寧陽學AD 1314 延祐初 · TransferredDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 195
- Duke of Continuing Sagacity 衍聖公InheritedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 202
- Wensu 文肅AD 1341 to AD 1368 至正中 · Posthumously namedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 218
- Duke of Continuing Sagacity 衍聖公InheritedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 202
- StatedEldest legitimate son of Kong lineDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 197
- StatedPoorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 190
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 194, 202
- At Fanyang 范陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 194
- At Ningyang 寧陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 195
- Organization Kong clan 孔氏 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 197
Learning and skills
- Teacher Person Id Zhang Zhuan (張篆) · At Daojiang 導江 · Subjects moral principleDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 189
- RecommendedAD 1308 to AD 1311 至大中 · Credential maocai 茂才Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 194
Works and attributed material
- AD 1326 泰定三年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 203
- Petition · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 211
- Speech · Addressee · Speaker Emperor Renzong (仁宗) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 199, 201
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 214
Events and relationships
- Cranes and divine light at deathAD 1333 元統元年 · Omen · SubjectDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 217
- Declined recommendationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 191
- Fasted five daysRitual · MournerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 193
- Nursed motherDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 192
- Rebuilt Jinsi HallRitual · RestorerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 208
- Recarved clan genealogy on stoneAdministrative · CompilerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 215
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- Recovered Nishan fields and founded academyAdministrative · PetitionerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 209
- Recovered Three Clan School fields and Zisi Academy fundsAdministrative · RestorerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 210
- Rejected false Kong Mo line claimantsLegal · Clan leaderDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 213-215
- Restored Confucian templeRitual · RestorerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 207
- Sought higher honor for Confucius parentsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 211-212
- Went to capitalAD 1297 to AD 1307 大德中 · Travel · TravelerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 191
- Relation Hereditary enemy of line of · Person Kong Mo (孔末) · Mode self-report Speaker Kong Sihui (孔思晦)Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 214
- Relation Recommended by · Person Yelü Youshang (耶律有尚)Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 191
- Relation Student of · Person Zhang Zhuan (張篆)Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 189
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment constantly feared failing ancestral sacrifice; utterly reverent and careful at rites · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 206
- Assessment dignified and reserved by nature · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 188
- Assessment disdained mere literary ornament · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 189
- Assessment lived frugally and taught effectively; students unwilling to see him leave · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 196
- Assessment understood the larger meaning of the classics even as a boy · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 188
- AD 1331 至順二年Item third-rank seal 三品印 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 205
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- Item fourth-rank seal 四品印 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 202
Source notes
- monthly stipend of one hundred strings later raised to five hundredDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 202
References in the histories
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