gwageo civil service examination
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The gwageo civil service examination was the rigorous state exam system of Korea’s Joseon dynasty used to recruit and promote scholar-officials based on their mastery of Confucian classics and administrative knowledge.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian examination system
ⓘ
civil service examination system ⓘ state examination ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Ministry of Personnel of Joseon
NERFINISHED
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state ⓘ |
| basedOn |
administrative knowledge
ⓘ
mastery of Confucian classics ⓘ |
| characteristic |
emphasis on literary style
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highly competitive ⓘ multi-stage process ⓘ rote memorization of classics ⓘ |
| consequenceOfFailure | limited access to official career ⓘ |
| consequenceOfSuccess |
appointment to government office
ⓘ
enhanced family status ⓘ |
| country | Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
central institution of Joseon governance
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symbol of scholarly prestige ⓘ |
| eligibility |
primarily yangban males
ⓘ
some commoners under certain conditions ⓘ |
| emphasizedVirtue |
filial piety
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loyalty ⓘ propriety ⓘ righteousness ⓘ |
| evaluationMethod |
essay composition
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policy questions ⓘ written examinations ⓘ |
| function |
gateway to officialdom
ⓘ
mechanism of bureaucratic promotion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis | Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chinese imperial examination system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExamination | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainTextualFocus |
Five Classics
NERFINISHED
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Four Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | recruit scholar-officials ⓘ |
| region | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEducation |
shaped curriculum of hyanggyo state schools
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shaped curriculum of seowon academies ⓘ |
| roleInState | legitimized Neo-Confucian monarchy ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | promote scholar-officials ⓘ |
| selectionPrinciple |
knowledge of statecraft
ⓘ
literary competence ⓘ merit-based selection ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
reinforced Confucian social order
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structured yangban elite recruitment ⓘ |
| usedIn | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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