We always say confucius and his confucianism has influence (I guess you mean this word) for over two thousand years. Confucius was born in 551BC, in the Lu State of Spring and Autumn Period. Confucianism became the really dominant ideology in China in the Han Dynasty(https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/han/) , promoted by the Emperor Wu - Liu Che.

I am learning about him in school right now. i go to north davie middle school. you make me want to learn even more