HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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Confucius had more than one name he was known by:
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Mencius
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Kung Fuzi
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Master Kung
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Laozi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ kən-FEW-shəs; Chinese: ; pinyin: Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kǒng"; or commonly ; Kǒngzǐ; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages.
Detailed explanation-2: -Actually, the name Confucius was invented by the Jesuit missionaries who were in China starting in the 16th and 17th centuries. They romanised the Chinese family name Kǒng Fūzǐ, which means Master Kong (his last name).
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