Mencius

Mencius

male
Mencius (Romanization; 孟子, pinyin: Mèng Zǐ; Wade-Giles: Meng Tzu; most accepted dates: 372 – 289 BCE; other possible dates: 385 – 303/302 BCE) was a...

Zhu XI

male, deceased (1200)
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (born October 18, 1130, Yuxi, Fujian province, China - died April 23, 1200, China) was a Song Dynasty (960-1279) Confucian...
Wang Mang

Wang Mang

male, deceased (23)
Wang Mang (45 BC-October 6, 23), courtesy name Jujun (巨君), was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded Xin (or...
Li Bai

Li Bai

male, deceased (762)
Li Bai or Li Po (701-762) was a Chinese poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty. Called the Poet Immortal, Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du...
Minh Mang

Minh Mang

male, deceased (1841)
Minh Mạng was the second emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February, 1820 until 20 January 1841. He was a younger son of E...
Shen Zhou

Shen Zhou

male, deceased (1509)
Shen Zhou was born into a wealthy family in Xiangcheng, near the thriving city of Suzhou, in the Jiangsu province, China. His genealogy traces his...
Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

female, deceased (705)
Wu Zetian (625 – December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Emperor. Ruling...
Yi Hwang

Yi Hwang

male
Yi Hwang was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I (Yulgok)....
Yi I

Yi I

male, deceased (1584)
Yi I (December 26, 1536-1584) was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older...
Dong Zhongshu

Dong Zhongshu

male
Dong Zhongshu was a Han Dynasty scholar who is traditionally associated with the promotion of Confucianism as official ideology of the Chinese...