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Goryeo Civil Service Examination System

Type Event Region Korean Peninsula Time 1080–1089

In the 1080s, the Goryeo civil service examination (gosi) system continued to be held under the reigns of Kings Munjong and Sunjong, selecting civil …

Timeline

  1. 1082Gaesong · GoryeoFollowing imperial command, the Ministry of Rites promulgated the examination schedule, stipulating that the jinshi track test classical exegesis and poetry composition and the mingjing track test the principles of the classics; local candidates came to the capital upon recommendation to sit the examinations.
  2. 1083–1085Gaesong Examination Hall · GoryeoCandidates entered the examination hall to write their papers; the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy scholars supervised and graded the examinations, and the list of successful candidates was posted. Successful candidates attended the Qujiang banquet, received official appointments, and took up posts, staffing the central government and the Six Ministries.
  3. 1086–1089Gaesong · GoryeoAfter acceding to the throne, King Sunjong continued to hold the examinations on schedule, maintaining the tradition of recruiting officials through Confucian learning established since King Gwangjong; the share of examination-derived officials in court governance rose steadily.

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