[Steppes] How kings were made?

[Chiara Francesca]

Are you speaking of Confucius' rules prior to his death or after?

Because various women-oppressive rules in the Confucian tradition were developed hundreds of years after Confucius’s death by the Han-Confucians. So were many other things. Lots of add on's. After that, belief that all men are born equal was only applied to MEN.

Your persona would be very confused in the European traditions that the SCA is based off of. Thank God(s) we are creative!! :)

♫
Chiara Francesca


> -----Original Message-----
> From: steppes-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:steppes-
> bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Xue XianXian
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:58 AM
> To: steppes
> Subject: [Steppes] How kings were made?
> 
> I was thinking about the concept of Crown Tournament and how my persona
> would understand it.  After considering this for quite a long
> afternoon, I began to wonder how others would explain/see the event
> and, if their persona would understand the concept.  I'm sorry if this
> is in some sort of "gray area" but I just really wanted to discuss
> something history-oriented...
> 
> I have been doing a bit of research through Chinese and Mongolian
> history about the responsibilities of a king/lord unto their
> people and how they were put into office.
> 
> I found that the belief that all men are born equal originated
> in the teachings of Confucius (Master Kong/551-479 B.C.E.).
> Previous to his time, the king was thought to be the Son of Heaven
> by virtue of his lineage.  He and his family were known as jun zi,
> "aristocratic/virtuous gentlemen," who had the exclusive right to
> rule by their noble blood. A man could never become jun zi without
> the noble birth regardless of his talent or virtue.
>