Question: Facts: - death place: lu state - caption: a wu daozi -lrb- 680 -- 740 -rrb- portrait of confucius by the tang dynasty artist - notable ideas: confucianism - influences: i ching , book of rites - death date: 479 bc -lrb- aged 71 -- 72 -rrb- - region: chinese philosophy - school tradition: founder of confucianism - influenced: many , the neotaoists and the neoconfucians ; francois quesnay ; chinese christian wolff ; robert cummings neville ; ezra pound philosophers , particularly mencius , xun zi - birth date: september 28 , 551 bc - main interests: moral philosophy , social philosophy , ethics - name: confucius - nationality: lu state , zhou china - image: confucius tang dynasty.jpg - era: ancient philosophy - birth place: zou , lu state Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of confucius .
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confucius -lrb- ; september 28 , 551 -- 479 bc -rrb- was a chinese teacher , editor , politician , and philosopher of the spring and autumn period of chinese history .the philosophy of confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality , correctness of social relationships , justice and sincerity .his followers competed successfully with many other schools during the hundred schools of thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the legalists during the qin dynasty .following the victory of han over chu after the collapse of qin , confucius 's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as confucianism .confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the chinese classic texts including all of the five classics , but modern scholars are cautious of attributing specific assertions to confucius himself .aphorisms concerning his teachings were compiled in the '' analects '' , but only many years after his death .confucius 's principles had a basis in common chinese tradition and belief .he championed strong family loyalty , ancestor worship , respect of elders by their children and of husbands by their wives .he also recommended family as a basis for ideal government .he espoused the well-known principle '' do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself '' , an early version of the golden rule .