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Goryeo Civil Service Examinations

Type Event Region Korean Peninsula Time 1159

In 1159 (the thirteenth year of King Uijong of Goryeo), the court held the Ministry of Rites examination (yebugsi) in Gaesong, testing classical exeg…

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  1. 1159Gaesong Ministry of Rites · GaesongFollowing the custom of holding the Ministry of Rites examination every three years or by special decree, the court appointed chief and associate chief examiners to preside over examinations in composition and classical studies, selecting successful candidates from those who had passed the National Academy examination and provincial examinations.
  2. 1159Dongdang · GaesongCandidates sat the examinations under a three-stage system of preliminary, middle, and final rounds, with composition being the most valued; successful candidates were called jindeung and dangje, entering the civil official selection system and forming networks of patron–protégé relationships, consolidating the civil-dominated court order of Uijong's era.

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