WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Confucius’s father, Shu-liang He, had been a warrior and served as a district steward in Lu, but he was already an old man when Confucius was born. A previous marriage had given him nine daughters and a clubfooted son, and so it was with Confucius that he was finally granted a healthy heir.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jiang Qing is the current spiritual leader of the Church of Confucius.

Detailed explanation-3: -At age 19 he married Lady Qiguan (), and a year later the couple had their first child, their son Kong Li (). Qiguan and Confucius later had two daughters together, one of whom is thought to have died as a child and one was named Kong Jiao ().