Kong (surname)

Kong(孔) is Chinese, Korean surname, Gong in Common.

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Origin

Family of Confucius

Kong is the surname of Confucius and his descendants. The main line of descent held the title of Duke Yansheng and currently holds the title of the first Sacrificial Official to Confucius. This is currently held by Kung Tsui-chang.

Muslims

In Gansu province in the 1800s, a Muslim Hui woman married into the Han Chinese Kong lineage of Dachuan, which was descended from Confucius. The Han Chinese groom and his family were converted to Islam after the marriage by their Muslim relatives.[1] In 1715 in Yunnan province, a few Han Chinese descendants of Confucius surnamed Kong married Hui women and converted to Islam. Archives on this are stored in Xuanwei city.[2]

People

References

  1. ^ Jun Jing (1998). The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village. Stanford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0804727570. http://books.google.com/?id=3leAld7M7p0C&pg=PA128&dq=confucious+lineage+gansu&q=muslim%20woman%20Dachuan%20kong%20lineage. Retrieved 2010-06-29. .
  2. ^ Zhou, Jing. "New Confucius Genealogy out next year". china.org.cn. http://www.china.org.cn/china/features/content_16696029_3.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-28. .