Confucianism is a philosophy developed in 6th-century BCE China, which is considered by some a secular-humanist belief system, by some a religion, and by others a social code. The broad range of subjects touched on by Confucianism lends itself to all three of these interpretations depending on which aspects one focuses on.
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551 BCE - 479 BCELife of Confucius.
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202 BCE - 220 CEHan Dynasty reigns in China.
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141 BCE - 87 BCEReign of Wu the great of the Han Dynasty who establishes Confucianism as state philosophy.
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372 CEA Confucian Academy is established in the Goguryeo kingdom of northern Korea and Buddism is adopted as the state religion.
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682 CEA National Confucian Academy is established in the Unified Silla Kingdom.
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788 CEAn examination for state administrators based on Confucianism is introduced in the Unified Silla Kingdom.
