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Confucius?(/k?n?fju???s/; 551–479 BC)[1]?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?Hanover?Chu?after the collapse of Qin, Confuciuss 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.Confuciuss 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.Confucius family and personal name respectively was?Kong Qiu?(孔丘?KǒngQiū).[2]?His?courtesy name?was?Zhongni(仲尼?Zhòngní).[2]?In Chinese, he is most often known as?Kongzi?(孔子KǒngZǐ, literally Master Kong).[3][4]?He is also known by the honorific?Kong Fuzi?(孔夫子?KǒngFūzǐ, literally Master Kong).[4]?In the?Wade–Gilessystem of?romanization, the honorific name is rendered as Kung Fu-tzu. The Latinized name Confucius is derived from Kong Fuzi, and was first coined by 16th-century Jesuit missionaries to China, most probably byMatteo Ricci.[4]Within the?Analects, he is often referred to simply as the Master (子Zǐ). In 1 AD, Confucius was given his first