China: Mencius ( – 289 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368) ink on paper portrait. Mencius, also known by his birth name Meng Ke or Ko, was born in the State of Zou, now forming the territory of the county-level city of Zoucheng; originally Zouxian, Shandong province, only 30 kms south of Qufu, Confucius' birthplace. He was an itinerant Chinese philosopher and sage, and one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism. Supposedly, he was a pupil of Confucius' grandson, Zisi.

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