Reforms of Emperor Shizong of Jin (1170s)

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1. 1170–1173Jin-ruled territories · ChinaShizong eliminated the maladministration of the Hailing King's era, dispatched envoys to inspect officials in every circuit, rectified prefecture and county administration, and promoted agriculture and sericulture. Historical records state that during the Dading era, commandery and county magistrates observed the law and the people prospered, laying a stable domestic foundation for subsequent cultural and military rectification.
2. 1173–1176National Academy of the Jin Central Capital and prefectural schools in each circuit · North ChinaIn the thirteenth year of Dading, Shizong formally established the Jurchen jinshi examination, set up Jurchen National Academies and Jurchen prefectural schools in each circuit, and had Confucian classics such as the Analerta and Mencius translated into the Jurchen script, requiring heirs of meng-an mou-ke to learn one of Jurchen, Khitan, or Chinese script, thereby disciplining the Jurchen aristocracy through examinations and schools.