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title: Confucius
author: Rob Web
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/969/confucius/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Confucius
_Authored by Rob Web_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/969.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of Confucius, located in Hunan, [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) on the shore of the Dongting Lake. No contemporary physical likeness exists of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (c. 551 to c. 479 BCE) but he is most often represented as an old man with long grey hair and moustaches. On occassion he is represented in imperial costume, representing his status as ‘the king without a throne’.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Web, R. (2012, November 28). Confucius. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Web, Rob. "Confucius." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 28, 2012. .
### MLA
Web, Rob. "Confucius." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Nov 2012, .
## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_web/466866299/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_web/466866299/) by [**Rob Web**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_web/466866299/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 November 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.