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Đại Việt imperial examination system

Type Object Region Southeast Asia Time 1075–1919

The Đại Việt imperial examination system followed the Chinese model, selecting officials by classical exegesis and poetry, and was the core mechanism…

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  1. 1075Thăng Long · VietnamDuring the reign of Lý Nhân Tông, Đại Việt held its first jinshi examination, admitting more than ten candidates including Lý Công Uẩn, marking the formal introduction of the examination system into an independent Vietnamese state.
  2. c. 1226–1300Thăng Long · VietnamThe Trần dynasty linked the examinations with Thái học education, stipulating an exam every three years or extra exams on national celebrations; jinshi became an important source of personnel for local administration and central court offices.
  3. 1331–1340Quốc Tử Giám, Thăng Long · HanoiAround the reign of Trần Dụ Tông, Đại Việt maintained regular examinations, with the three levels of provincial, metropolitan, and palace exams held at Thăng Long; Confucian scholars entered office through the examinations, participating in national reconstruction and governance after the wars against the Mongols.
  4. 1467–1919Thăng Long · VietnamLê Thánh Tông promulgated the Regulations on the Examination, standardizing exam content and procedures; the examination became the most stable official selection system in Vietnamese feudal society, abolished only after the final exam in the Mậu Tuất year (1898) of the Nguyễn dynasty.

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