trad. 478 BC
Confucius Temple at Qufu
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A commemorative and sacrificial temple for Confucius was established at Qufu in the year traditionally given as 478 BCE. Repeated rebuilding made the complex a model for temples across East and Southeast Asia.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · attributed by a tradition
- Dating in the source document
- 478 a. C.
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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- 2026-09-23
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