List of prominent descendants of Confucius not in the main line
The title of Duke of Song and "Duke Who Continues and Honours the
Yin" (
殷紹嘉公) were bestowed upon Kong An (
孔安 (東漢) by the Eastern Han dynasty because he was part of the Shang dynasty's legacy.[1][2] This branch of the Confucius family is a separate branch from the line that held the title of Marquis of Fengsheng village and later Duke Yansheng.
Kong Anguo 11th generation descendant, son of Kong Zhong (孔忠)
Kong Jie
孔捷, Kong Xi
孔喜, Kong Guang
孔光, sons of Kong Ba
孔霸, younger brothers of Kong Fu
孔福. 14th generation descendants.
The Southern Branch of the Confucius family at Quzhou. During the
Southern Song dynasty the descendant of
Confucius at
Qufu, the
Duke Yansheng Kong Duanyou fled south with the Song Emperor to
Quzhou, while the newly established
Jin dynasty (1115–1234) in the north appointed Kong Duanyou's brother Kong Duancao who remained in Qufu as Duke Yansheng. From that time up until the
Yuan dynasty, there were two Duke Yanshengs, one in the north in Qufu and the other in the south at Quzhou. An invitation to come back to Qufu was extended to the southern Duke Yansheng Kong Zhu by the Yuan dynasty Emperor Kublai Khan. The title was taken away from the southern branch after Kong Zhu rejected the invitation,[3][4][5] so the northern branch of the family kept the title of Duke Yansheng. The southern branch still remained in Quzhou where they lived to this day. Confucius's descendants in Quzhou alone number 30,000.[6][7] The
Hanlin Academy rank of Wujing boshi
五經博士 was awarded to the southern branch at Quzhou by a Ming Emperor while the northern branch at Qufu held the title Duke Yansheng.[4][8][9]
Kong Ruogu 孔若古 Kong Chuan (孔傳)[4] 47th generation[10][11][12] Claimed to be the ancestor of the Southern branch after Kong Zhu died by Northern branch member Kong Guanghuang.[3][13][14] The leader of the southern branch is 孔祥楷 Kong Xiangkai.[15]
Kong Yingda 32nd generation descendant, son of Kong An (
孔安) 31st generation, son of Kong Shuo (
孔碩) 30st generation, son of Kong Linggui (
孔靈龜 29th generation, descendant of Kong Yang
孔扬 22nd generation, son of Kong Yu
孔郁 21st generation, 7th generation descendant of Kong Fu
孔福) (The Kong An here was a 31st generation descendant who lived during the
Northern Qi and was not the same as the Kong An (
孔安) shown on the tree who was a 17th generation descendant who lived during the
Eastern Han dynasty)
Kong Xianglin (K'ung Hsiang-lin)
孔祥霖[30] 75th generation descendant
H. H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi) 75th generation descendant, son of Kong Fanci (孔繁慈)
His children were Kong Lingyi (Kung Ling-i)
孔令儀, Kong Lingkan (Kung Ling-k'an)
孔令侃, Kong Lingjun (Kung Ling-chun)
孔令俊, and Kong Lingjie (Kung Ling-chie)
孔令傑. One of H. H. Kung's sons, Kong Lingjie
孔令傑 married
Debra Paget[31] who gave birth to Gregory Kung (孔德基).
Kong Xianglin 孔祥林, philosopher, Deputy Dean of the Research Institute of Confucianism, Director of the Qufu Committee for the Preservation of Cultural Relics.[32]
Kong Fanqi (孔繁琪) 74th generation descendant, mother of
Li Fengshan (
李鳳山) and grandmother of
Ann Li (
李怜宜)
^薛應旂; 33 Hefte in 4 Umschlägen ZALT; Bibliothek Arthur von Rosthorn ZALT (1626).
Song Yuan tongjian. pp. 676–.{{
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Chapin, David (2012). Long Lines: Ten of the World's Longest Continuous CHART Lineages. College Station, Texas: VirtualBookWorm.com.
ISBN978-1-60264-933-0.
List of prominent descendants of Confucius not in the main line
The title of Duke of Song and "Duke Who Continues and Honours the
Yin" (
殷紹嘉公) were bestowed upon Kong An (
孔安 (東漢) by the Eastern Han dynasty because he was part of the Shang dynasty's legacy.[1][2] This branch of the Confucius family is a separate branch from the line that held the title of Marquis of Fengsheng village and later Duke Yansheng.
Kong Anguo 11th generation descendant, son of Kong Zhong (孔忠)
Kong Jie
孔捷, Kong Xi
孔喜, Kong Guang
孔光, sons of Kong Ba
孔霸, younger brothers of Kong Fu
孔福. 14th generation descendants.
The Southern Branch of the Confucius family at Quzhou. During the
Southern Song dynasty the descendant of
Confucius at
Qufu, the
Duke Yansheng Kong Duanyou fled south with the Song Emperor to
Quzhou, while the newly established
Jin dynasty (1115–1234) in the north appointed Kong Duanyou's brother Kong Duancao who remained in Qufu as Duke Yansheng. From that time up until the
Yuan dynasty, there were two Duke Yanshengs, one in the north in Qufu and the other in the south at Quzhou. An invitation to come back to Qufu was extended to the southern Duke Yansheng Kong Zhu by the Yuan dynasty Emperor Kublai Khan. The title was taken away from the southern branch after Kong Zhu rejected the invitation,[3][4][5] so the northern branch of the family kept the title of Duke Yansheng. The southern branch still remained in Quzhou where they lived to this day. Confucius's descendants in Quzhou alone number 30,000.[6][7] The
Hanlin Academy rank of Wujing boshi
五經博士 was awarded to the southern branch at Quzhou by a Ming Emperor while the northern branch at Qufu held the title Duke Yansheng.[4][8][9]
Kong Ruogu 孔若古 Kong Chuan (孔傳)[4] 47th generation[10][11][12] Claimed to be the ancestor of the Southern branch after Kong Zhu died by Northern branch member Kong Guanghuang.[3][13][14] The leader of the southern branch is 孔祥楷 Kong Xiangkai.[15]
Kong Yingda 32nd generation descendant, son of Kong An (
孔安) 31st generation, son of Kong Shuo (
孔碩) 30st generation, son of Kong Linggui (
孔靈龜 29th generation, descendant of Kong Yang
孔扬 22nd generation, son of Kong Yu
孔郁 21st generation, 7th generation descendant of Kong Fu
孔福) (The Kong An here was a 31st generation descendant who lived during the
Northern Qi and was not the same as the Kong An (
孔安) shown on the tree who was a 17th generation descendant who lived during the
Eastern Han dynasty)
Kong Xianglin (K'ung Hsiang-lin)
孔祥霖[30] 75th generation descendant
H. H. Kung (Kong Xiangxi) 75th generation descendant, son of Kong Fanci (孔繁慈)
His children were Kong Lingyi (Kung Ling-i)
孔令儀, Kong Lingkan (Kung Ling-k'an)
孔令侃, Kong Lingjun (Kung Ling-chun)
孔令俊, and Kong Lingjie (Kung Ling-chie)
孔令傑. One of H. H. Kung's sons, Kong Lingjie
孔令傑 married
Debra Paget[31] who gave birth to Gregory Kung (孔德基).
Kong Xianglin 孔祥林, philosopher, Deputy Dean of the Research Institute of Confucianism, Director of the Qufu Committee for the Preservation of Cultural Relics.[32]
Kong Fanqi (孔繁琪) 74th generation descendant, mother of
Li Fengshan (
李鳳山) and grandmother of
Ann Li (
李怜宜)
^薛應旂; 33 Hefte in 4 Umschlägen ZALT; Bibliothek Arthur von Rosthorn ZALT (1626).
Song Yuan tongjian. pp. 676–.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
^"quzhou.china". Archive.is. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2016-07-24.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link)
Chapin, David (2012). Long Lines: Ten of the World's Longest Continuous CHART Lineages. College Station, Texas: VirtualBookWorm.com.
ISBN978-1-60264-933-0.