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Transmission of Confucianism to Korea and the Formation of Joseon Neo-Confucian Statecraft (Goryeo–Joseon, 10th–17th centuries)

958 - 1673

Rituals, Ancestral Rites, and Confucian Temple Practices in Late Imperial China (Ming–Qing, 1368–1912)

1368 - 1912

New Confucianism in Republican China and the Overseas Diaspora (1920s–1950s)

1919 - 1958

Mencius (Mengzi) — Life, Writings, and Political Advocacy (c. 372–289 BCE)

372 BCE - 1190

Imperial Examination System and Confucian Curriculum Reforms (Sui–Ming, 581–1644)

5870 - 14870

Han Learning (Hanxue) Evidential Scholarship in the Qing Dynasty (17th–19th centuries)

1644 - 1888

Dong Zhongshu and the Sinicization of Confucian State Ideology (c. 179–104 BCE)

179 BCE - 81 BCE

Confucian Revival and State Promotion in the People's Republic of China (1978–present)

1978 - 2020

Confucian Critiques during the May Fourth Movement (1919–1925)

1915 - 1925

Ban Zhao — 'Lessons for Women' and Female Scholarship in Early Imperial China (c. 45–116 CE)

45 - 1624