141 BC–87 BC
Classics and Han state Confucian order
Religion · Chinese traditions · Confucian traditions · Ritual and the state
Under Wudi, government strengthened the role of officials educated in the classics and in political ideas shaped by Confucian ritual and hierarchy. State Confucianism describes this courtly arrangement, which did not encompass all Han social and religious life.
Precision, calendar, and review
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- Dating in the source document
- 141–87 a. C.
- Calendar and convention
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- 2026-09-04
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- 2026-09-23
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