Editing Family tree (section)

=== East Asia ===
There are extensive genealogies for the ruling dynasties of China, but these do not form a single, unified family tree. Additionally, it is unclear at which point(s) the most ancient historical figures named become mythological.

In Japan, the ancestry of the [[Imperial family of Japan|Imperial Family]] is traced back to the mythological origins of Japan. The connection to persons from the established historical record only begins in the mid-first millennium AD.

The [[Family tree of Confucius in the main line of descent|longest family tree in the world]] is that of the Chinese philosopher and educator [[Confucius]] (551–479 BC), who is descended from [[Tang of Shang|King Tang]] (1675–1646 BC). The tree spans more than 80 generations from him and includes more than 2 million members. An international effort involving more than 450 branches around the world was started in 1998 to retrace and revise this family tree. A new edition of the [[Confucius Genealogy|Confucius genealogy]] was printed in September 2009 by the [[Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee]], to coincide with the 2560th anniversary of the birth of the Chinese thinker. This latest edition was expected to include some 1.3 million living members who are scattered around the world today.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-02/16/content_6460522.htm Confucius family tree has two million members] from ''[[China Daily]]'', unknown date, updated February 16, 2008</ref>