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by Johanezberg on December 4th, 2004

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When did Confucianism become the state-mandated religion of China?

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on May 11th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    I don't know that it ever became state-mandated, but Wikipedia writes:
    Confucianism survived its suppression during the Qin Dynasty partly thanks to the discovery of a trove of Confucian classics hidden in the walls of a scholar's house. After the Qin, the new Han Dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) approved of Confucian doctrine and sponsored Confucian scholars, eventually making Confucianism the official state philosophy (see Emperor Wu of Han). Study of the Confucian classics became the basis of the government examination system and the core of the educational curriculum. No serious attempt to replace Confucianism arose until the May 4th Movement in the 20th century.

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