Song dynasty civil service examination

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Civil Services Examination
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:eligibility male candidates
no hereditary privilege
gptkbp:examinedSubjects essay writing
poetry composition
Confucian philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Song dynasty civil service examination
gptkbp:includes gptkb:jinshi_degree
mingjing degree
gptkbp:influenced later imperial examination systems
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Tang_dynasty_civil_service_examination
gptkbp:language gptkb:Classical_Chinese
gptkbp:location gptkb:Song_China
gptkbp:notableFor increased social mobility
expansion of examination system
gptkbp:notableReform increased frequency of exams
introduction of anonymity in grading
standardization of exam content
wider geographic access
gptkbp:period 960–1279 CE
gptkbp:purpose select government officials
gptkbp:replacedBy Ming dynasty civil service examination
gptkbp:resultedIn meritocratic bureaucracy
rise of scholar-official class
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Song_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tang_dynasty_civil_service_examination
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7