kǒng 孔
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The surname "Kong" has the following origins: 1. It comes from the "Zi" surname and was formed by taking the grandfather's courtesy name as the clan name. According to "Records of the Grand Historian: The Family of Confucius", Confucius was a descendant of Duke Wei of Song. Duke Yang of Song, Xi, gave birth to Fufuhe. Fufuhe gave birth to Songfu Zhou. Zhou gave birth to the crown prince Sheng. Sheng gave birth to Zheng Kaofu. Kaofu gave birth to Kongfu Jia. After five generations, the close - kinship ended and they separated as a noble clan, taking the surname Kong. Kongfu Jia gave birth to Mujinfu. Mujinfu gave birth to Yiyi. Yiyi gave birth to Fangshu. Fangshu, fearing the coercion of the Hua clan, fled to the State of Lu. His uncle was Shulianghe, who had a son named Kong Qiu. 2. It comes from the "Ji" surname. According to "Xing Kao", during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a person named Kong Kui in the State of Wei, who took his grandfather's courtesy name as the clan name. Later, there was a branch of the Ji - surname Kong clan. 3. It comes from the "Gui" surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a person named Kong Ning in the State of Chen, who took his grandfather's courtesy name as the clan name. Later, there was a branch of the Gui - surname Kong clan. 4. Also according to "Zuo Zhuan", after Duke Mu of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a person named Kong Zhang. His collateral descendants took his grandfather's courtesy name as the clan name, and they were the Ji - surname Kong clan of the State of Zheng.
Famous Story
Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) Named Qiu and styled Zhongni, he is one of the representatives of Oriental culture and the founder of Confucianism. He was a native of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was born with noble virtues and had no fixed teacher. It is said that he once asked about rituals from Lao Dan (Laozi, the founder of Taoism), learned music from Chang Hong, and learned the qin from Shi Xiang. At first, he served in the State of Lu as the Minister of Justice and acted as the prime minister for a while, resulting in great order in the State of Lu. Later, he traveled around the various states for thirteen years but was not employed. At the age of sixty - eight, he returned to Lu. In his later years, he devoted himself to sorting out ancient classics. He had three thousand disciples, among whom seventy - two were well - versed in the Six Arts. He initiated civilian education and was respected as the Supreme Sage and First Teacher by later generations. He is also simply called Confucius. Unfortunately, since the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his thoughts have been widely exploited by the rulers of the Chinese Empire and have become an effective tool for the rulers to restrict the people's thoughts, greatly affecting the development of the Chinese Empire. Kong Rong (153 - 208) Styled Wenju, he was a native of Qufu in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the twentieth - generation descendant of Confucius. He was talented and was one of the Seven Masters of Jian'an. During the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he served as the governor of Beihai, and was commonly known as Kong Beihai. He established schools and promoted Confucianism. Later, he was appointed as a grand master - of - admonition and was killed by Cao Cao. Kong Xiangxi (1880 - 1967) Styled Yongzhi, he was a native of Taigu, Shanxi. He studied in Yale University in the United States. He successively held the positions of a member of the National Government, Minister of Finance (he was the richest man in China at that time), President of the Executive Yuan, and President of the Central Bank.
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