A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/K'ung Mu-chin
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1050 K'ung Mu-chin 孔木金. 8th cent. B. C. Son of 孔嘉 K'ung Chia, great-great-great-grandfather of Confucius, and the recognised founder of the family. He was an official of the Sung State, and was killed by a colleague, named 華督 Hua Ta, who wished to obtain possession of his wife. His tablet stands in the Confucian Temple, first among ancestors glorified as sages.