Imperial examination
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imperial-examination-180-576830
title:
Imperial examination
text:
The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy. The concept of choosing bureaucrats by merit rather than by birth started early in Chinese history, but using written examinations as a tool of selection started in earnest during the Sui dynasty (581–618), then into the Tang dynasty (618–907). The system became dominant during the Song dynasty (960–1279) and lasted for almost a millenn
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Civil service examination system in Imperial China
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination
date created:
2003-06-12T06:22:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T03:15:39Z
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