Historical figures in Zoucheng
The atlas holds 4 people and 11 moments here, from 522 BC to 126 BC. The most recorded lives are Confucius, Mencius and Qin Shi Huang. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Historians, across the Ancient World.
Notable people
Confucius
from 522 BC to 479 BC
6 moments here
Confucius, born Kong Qiu, was a teacher, political thinker, and sometime official of the Chinese state of Lu.…
Mencius
from 371 BC to 289 BC
3 moments here
Mencius (Meng Ke) was a Confucian philosopher of the Warring States period. The traditional dates of his life are approximate.…
Qin Shi Huang
in 219 BC
1 moment here
Born Zhao Zheng at Handan, he became king of Qin as a child, completed the conquest of the rival Warring States, and proclaimed himself China’s First…
Sima Qian
in 126 BC
1 moment here
Chinese historian of the early Han dynasty and author of the Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian).…
Moments
- 522 BC Answers Duke Jing in Lu Confucius
- 516 BC Returns to Lu Confucius
- 497 BC Departs Lu for exile Confucius
- 484 BC Returns home to Qufu Confucius
- 479 BC Buried beside the Sishui River Confucius
- 479 BC Dies in Lu Confucius
- 371 BC Birth in Zou Mencius
- 315 BC Burial journey to Lu Mencius
- 289 BC Death in Zou Mencius
- 219 BC Ascends Mount Yi Qin Shi Huang
- 126 BC Study in Qufu Sima Qian