List of Confucian states and dynasties

This is a list of historical and contemporary states anddynastieswhereConfucianism(including its various sects) was/is the state ideology or exerted/exerts significant politico-cultural influence. Its status could have been shared with other ideologies and/or religions such asTaoism,Buddhismor theChinese folk religionat some point in time.

Confucianism developed during theSpring and Autumn periodofChinese historyfrom the teachings of the Chinese philosopherConfucius.Confucianism was first adopted as state ideology by theEmperor Wu of Hanupon the advice of the statesmanGongsun Hong.^[1]^[2]^[3]Confucianism was later promulgated throughout theSinosphere.^[4]^[5]

List of historical Confucian regimes[edit]

Note that the dates stated are the corresponding dates for the states/dynasties, not the dates reflecting the adoption of Confucianism as state religion or its widespread influence. Entries are sorted Alpha betically.

TheTemple of Confuciusin Beijing was the site of formal ceremonies hosted by imperial officials of theYuan,MingandQingdynasties of China to pay respect to Confucius.

Asuka Japan(AD 538–710)^[6]
Azuchi–Momoyama Japan(AD 1568–1600)
Baekje(18 BC–AD 660)^[7]
Balhae(AD 698–926)^[8]
Cao Wei(AD 220–266)^[9]
Chen dynasty(AD 557–589)^[10]
Đinh dynasty(AD 968–980)
Eastern Han(Han dynasty) (AD 25–220)^[11]
Eastern Jin(Jin dynasty) (AD 317–420)
Early Lê dynasty(AD 980–1009)
Early Lý dynasty(AD 544–602)
Eastern Wu(AD 222–280)
Eastern Zhou(Zhou dynasty) (770–256 BC)
Goguryeo(37 BC–AD 668)^[7]
Goryeo dynasty(AD 918–1392)
Heian Japan(AD 794–1185)^[12]
Hồ dynasty(AD 1400–1407)^[13]
Jin dynasty(AD 1115–1234)^[14]
Joseon dynasty(AD 1392–1897)^[15]^[16]
Kamakura Japan(AD 1185–1333)^[12]
Korean Empire(AD 1897–1910)
Later Baekje(AD 892–936)
Later Han(AD 947–951)
Later Jin(AD 936–947)
Later Jin(AD 1616–1636)^[17]
Later Trần dynasty(1407–1413)
Later Zhou(AD 951–960)
Liang dynasty(AD 502–557)^[10]
Liao dynasty(AD 916–1125)^[14]
Liu Song(AD 420–479)^[10]
Lý dynasty(AD 1009–1225)^[13]
Mạc dynasty(AD 1527–1677)
Ming dynasty(AD 1368–1644)^[18]
Muromachi Japan(AD 1336–1573)^[12]
Nara Japan(AD 710–794)^[12]^[19]
Ngô dynasty(AD 939–965)
Nguyễn dynasty(AD 1802–1945)^[20]
Nguyễn lords(AD 1558–1777)
Northern Han(AD 951–979)
Northern Qi(AD 550–577)^[21]
Northern Song(Song dynasty) (AD 960–1127)
North Vietnam(AD 1945–1976)^[22]
Northern Wei(AD 386–535)^[23]
Northern Yuan(AD 1368–1635)^[24]
Northern Zhou(AD 557–581)^[25]
Primitive Lê dynasty(Later Lê dynasty) (AD 1428–1527)
Qing dynasty(AD 1636–1912)
Revival Lê dynasty(Later Lê dynasty) (AD 1533–1789)
Ryukyu Kingdom(AD 1429–1879)
Shu Han(AD 221–263)
Silla(57 BC–AD 935)^[26]
Southern Ming(AD 1644–1662)
Southern Qi(AD 479–502)^[10]
Southern Song(Song dynasty) (AD 1127–1279)
South Vietnam(AD 1955–1975)^[22]
Sui dynasty(AD 581–619)
Taebong(AD 901–918)
Tang dynasty(AD 618–690, AD 705–907)
Tây Sơn dynasty(AD 1778–1802)^[20]
Tokugawa shogunate(AD 1790–1868)^[27]
Trần dynasty(AD 1225–1400)^[13]
Trịnh lords(AD 1545–1787)
Western Han(Han dynasty) (202 BC–AD 9)^[11]
Western Jin(Jin dynasty) (AD 266–316)
Western Liao(AD 1124–1218)^[28]
Western Xia(AD 1038–1227)^[14]
Wu Zhou(AD 690–705)
Xin dynasty(AD 9–23)^[29]
Yuan dynasty(AD 1271–1368)^[30]

List of contemporary states with Confucian influence[edit]

Entries are sorted Alpha betically.

References[edit]

^Zhao, Dingxin (2015).The Confucian-legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History.Oxford University Press. p. 280.ISBN 9780199351732.
^Ni, Peimin (2016).Confucius: The Man and the Way of Gongfu.Rowman & Littlefield. p. 15.ISBN 9781442257436.
^Scheidel, Walter (2014).State Power in Ancient China and Rome.Oxford University Press. p. 77.ISBN 9780190202255.
^Phillips, Andrew (2010).War, Religion and Empire: The Transformation of International Orders.Cambridge University Press. p. 154.ISBN 9781139494014.
^Fang, Weigui (2019).Modern Notions of Civilization and Culture in China.Springer. p. 27.ISBN 9789811335587.
^De Cremer, David (2021).On the Emergence and Understanding of Asian Global Leadership.Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 12.ISBN 9783110671988.
^^a ^bFacts about Korea.길잡이미디어. 2010. p. 198.ISBN 9788973751013.
^Shin, Hyong Sik (2005).A Brief History of Korea.Ewha Womans University Press. p. 198.ISBN 9788973006199.
^Lou, Yulie (2015).Buddhism.BRILL. p. 154.ISBN 9789047427971.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Vách tường xem nam triều: Nam triều vương triều đoản mệnh, hoàng đế hoang dâm nguyên nhân căn bản vẫn là nằm ở giáo dục thất bại".Retrieved9 November2020.
^^a ^bRenard, John (2002).101 Questions and Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto.p. 41.ISBN 9780809140916.
^^a ^b ^c ^dCua, Antonio (2013).Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy.p. 98.ISBN 9781135367480.
^^a ^b ^c"Nho học ở Việt Nam".Retrieved9 November2020.
^^a ^b ^c"Liêu, hạ, kim vì sao đều phụng Nho gia tư tưởng vì chính thống trị quốc lý niệm?".Retrieved9 November2020.
^Baker, Don.Korean Spirituality(University of Hawai’i Press, 2008). p 53
^Koh, Byong-ik. "Confucianism in Contemporary Korea," InConfucian Traditions in East Asian Modernity,edited by Tu Wei-ming, (Harvard University Press, 1996) p 193
^"Từ minh mạt tam phương tranh bá xem Nho gia bản chất".Retrieved9 November2020.
^"Neo-Confucianism in the Ming dynasty".Retrieved9 November2020.
^Friday, Karl (2017).Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History.p. 233.ISBN 9781351692021.
^^a ^b"Nho gia tư tưởng đối Việt Nam ảnh hưởng".Retrieved9 November2020.
^"Bắc Tề hoàng thất đối Trung Quốc pháp luật Nho gia hóa cống hiến".Retrieved9 November2020.
^^a ^bVan, Nguyen Duong (2014).The Tragedy of the Vietnam War: A South Vietnamese Officer's Analysis.p. 82.ISBN 9780786483389.
^"Nho gia kinh điển: Bắc Nguỵ Hiếu Văn Đế tư tưởng lý luận suối nguồn".Retrieved9 November2020.
^"Trung Quốc triết học".2005: 76.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
^"Bắc Chu kiến đức thịnh thế: Vũ Văn thị 43 năm nằm gai nếm mật thống nhất phương bắc, mở ra Tùy Đường 300 năm thịnh thế".Retrieved9 November2020.
^Chung, Edward (1995).The Korean Neo-Confucianism of Yi T'oegye and Yi Yulgok: A Reappraisal of the 'Four-Seven Thesis' and its Practical Implications for Self-Cultivation.p. 1.ISBN 9780791422755.
^"What is Neo Confucianism that Adopted by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan?".Retrieved9 November2020.
^"Hãn tướng giận dỗi tây đi, chỉ mang đi hai trăm binh lực, lại đại bại 30 quốc liên quân, kiến nhất thế giới cường quốc".22 October 2018.Retrieved9 November2020.
^Qiu, Ye; Chen, Shuyu (2019).Ngắm cảnh tài nguyên điểm chính.p. 68.ISBN 9789864876952.
^"Nguyên triều —— đoản mệnh" Nho gia lịch sử "".Retrieved9 November2020.
^Fan, Ruiping (2011).The Renaissance of Confucianism in Contemporary China.ISBN 9789400715424.
^"Analysis of Elements in Modern Taiwanese Society that Preserve Traditional Confucian Values".Retrieved21 December2020.
^McMullen, James (1980)."How Confucian is Modern Japan?".Asian Affairs.11(3): 276–283.doi:10.1080/03068378008729995.Retrieved21 December2020.
^Jin, Woong Kang (2011)."Political Uses of Confucianism in North Korea".The Journal of Korean Studies.16(1): 63–87.doi:10.1353/jks.2011.0000.JSTOR 41490270.S2CID 145615484.Retrieved21 December2020.
^Beauchamp, Zack (18 June 2018)."Juche, the state ideology that makes North Koreans revere Kim Jong Un, explained".Retrieved21 December2020.
^Sleziak, Tomasz (2013)."The Role of Confucianism in Contemporary South Korean Society".Educational Theory.66.Retrieved21 December2020.
^Huang, Min-Hua; Chang, Shu-Hsien (2017)."Similarities and Differences in East Asian Confucian Culture: A Comparative Analysis"(PDF).OMNES: The Journal of Multicultural Society.7(2): 3.doi:10.15685/omnes.2017.01.7.2.1.Retrieved28 April2022.
^Tan, Charlene (2012)."'Our shared values' in Singapore: A Confucian perspective "(PDF).Educational Theory.62(4): 449–463.doi:10.1111/j.1741-5446.2012.00456.x.Retrieved21 December2020.
^Bui, Ngoc Son (2013)."The Confucian Foundations of Hồ Chí Minh's Vision of Government".Journal of Oriental Studies.46(1).JSTOR 43498666.Retrieved21 December2020.

External links[edit]

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[WuOfHan1-1] Zhao, Dingxin (2015).The Confucian-legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History.Oxford University Press. p. 280.ISBN 9780199351732.

[WuOfHan2-2] Ni, Peimin (2016).Confucius: The Man and the Way of Gongfu.Rowman & Littlefield. p. 15.ISBN 9781442257436.

[WuOfHan3-3] Scheidel, Walter (2014).State Power in Ancient China and Rome.Oxford University Press. p. 77.ISBN 9780190202255.

[Sinosphere1-4] Phillips, Andrew (2010).War, Religion and Empire: The Transformation of International Orders.Cambridge University Press. p. 154.ISBN 9781139494014.

[Sinosphere2-5] Fang, Weigui (2019).Modern Notions of Civilization and Culture in China.Springer. p. 27.ISBN 9789811335587.

[Asuka-6] De Cremer, David (2021).On the Emergence and Understanding of Asian Global Leadership.Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 12.ISBN 9783110671988.

[Baekje-7] Facts about Korea.길잡이미디어. 2010. p. 198.ISBN 9788973751013.

[Bohai-8] Shin, Hyong Sik (2005).A Brief History of Korea.Ewha Womans University Press. p. 198.ISBN 9788973006199.

[CaoWei-9] Lou, Yulie (2015).Buddhism.BRILL. p. 154.ISBN 9789047427971.

[Southern-10] "Vách tường xem nam triều: Nam triều vương triều đoản mệnh, hoàng đế hoang dâm nguyên nhân căn bản vẫn là nằm ở giáo dục thất bại".Retrieved9 November2020.

[Han-11] Renard, John (2002).101 Questions and Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto.p. 41.ISBN 9780809140916.

[NaraHeianKamakuraMuromachi-12] Cua, Antonio (2013).Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy.p. 98.ISBN 9781135367480.

[LýTrầnHồ-13] "Nho học ở Việt Nam".Retrieved9 November2020.

[LiaoJinXia-14] "Liêu, hạ, kim vì sao đều phụng Nho gia tư tưởng vì chính thống trị quốc lý niệm?".Retrieved9 November2020.

[Baker53-15] Baker, Don.Korean Spirituality(University of Hawai’i Press, 2008). p 53

[Koh193-16] Koh, Byong-ik. "Confucianism in Contemporary Korea," InConfucian Traditions in East Asian Modernity,edited by Tu Wei-ming, (Harvard University Press, 1996) p 193

[LJin-17] "Từ minh mạt tam phương tranh bá xem Nho gia bản chất".Retrieved9 November2020.

[Ming-18] "Neo-Confucianism in the Ming dynasty".Retrieved9 November2020.

[Nara-19] Friday, Karl (2017).Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History.p. 233.ISBN 9781351692021.

[TâySơnNguyễn-20] "Nho gia tư tưởng đối Việt Nam ảnh hưởng".Retrieved9 November2020.

[NQi-21] "Bắc Tề hoàng thất đối Trung Quốc pháp luật Nho gia hóa cống hiến".Retrieved9 November2020.

[NSVietnam-22] Van, Nguyen Duong (2014).The Tragedy of the Vietnam War: A South Vietnamese Officer's Analysis.p. 82.ISBN 9780786483389.

[NWei-23] "Nho gia kinh điển: Bắc Nguỵ Hiếu Văn Đế tư tưởng lý luận suối nguồn".Retrieved9 November2020.

[NYuan-24] "Trung Quốc triết học".2005: 76.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)

[NZhou-25] "Bắc Chu kiến đức thịnh thế: Vũ Văn thị 43 năm nằm gai nếm mật thống nhất phương bắc, mở ra Tùy Đường 300 năm thịnh thế".Retrieved9 November2020.

[Silla-26] Chung, Edward (1995).The Korean Neo-Confucianism of Yi T'oegye and Yi Yulgok: A Reappraisal of the 'Four-Seven Thesis' and its Practical Implications for Self-Cultivation.p. 1.ISBN 9780791422755.

[Tokugawa-27] "What is Neo Confucianism that Adopted by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan?".Retrieved9 November2020.

[WLiao-28] "Hãn tướng giận dỗi tây đi, chỉ mang đi hai trăm binh lực, lại đại bại 30 quốc liên quân, kiến nhất thế giới cường quốc".22 October 2018.Retrieved9 November2020.

[Xin-29] Qiu, Ye; Chen, Shuyu (2019).Ngắm cảnh tài nguyên điểm chính.p. 68.ISBN 9789864876952.

[Yuan-30] "Nguyên triều —— đoản mệnh" Nho gia lịch sử "".Retrieved9 November2020.

[PRC-31] Fan, Ruiping (2011).The Renaissance of Confucianism in Contemporary China.ISBN 9789400715424.

[ROC-32] "Analysis of Elements in Modern Taiwanese Society that Preserve Traditional Confucian Values".Retrieved21 December2020.

[Japan-33] McMullen, James (1980)."How Confucian is Modern Japan?".Asian Affairs.11(3): 276–283.doi:10.1080/03068378008729995.Retrieved21 December2020.

[DPRK1-34] Jin, Woong Kang (2011)."Political Uses of Confucianism in North Korea".The Journal of Korean Studies.16(1): 63–87.doi:10.1353/jks.2011.0000.JSTOR 41490270.S2CID 145615484.Retrieved21 December2020.

[DPRK2-35] Beauchamp, Zack (18 June 2018)."Juche, the state ideology that makes North Koreans revere Kim Jong Un, explained".Retrieved21 December2020.

[ROK-36] Sleziak, Tomasz (2013)."The Role of Confucianism in Contemporary South Korean Society".Educational Theory.66.Retrieved21 December2020.

[Mongolia-37] Huang, Min-Hua; Chang, Shu-Hsien (2017)."Similarities and Differences in East Asian Confucian Culture: A Comparative Analysis"(PDF).OMNES: The Journal of Multicultural Society.7(2): 3.doi:10.15685/omnes.2017.01.7.2.1.Retrieved28 April2022.

[Singapore-38] Tan, Charlene (2012)."'Our shared values' in Singapore: A Confucian perspective "(PDF).Educational Theory.62(4): 449–463.doi:10.1111/j.1741-5446.2012.00456.x.Retrieved21 December2020.

[Vietnam-39] Bui, Ngoc Son (2013)."The Confucian Foundations of Hồ Chí Minh's Vision of Government".Journal of Oriental Studies.46(1).JSTOR 43498666.Retrieved21 December2020.

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