Hanlin Academician
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A Hanlin Academician was an elite scholar-official in imperial China, selected through the highest civil service examinations to serve as a prestigious member of the emperor’s literary and advisory academy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial Chinese office
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member of the Hanlin Academy ⓘ scholar-official position ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confucian scholarship
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imperial bureaucracy ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese scholars
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Civil service in imperial China ⓘ Imperial Chinese titles ⓘ |
| country | Imperial China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
advising the emperor on literary and ideological matters
ⓘ
drafting imperial edicts ⓘ editing and compiling official histories ⓘ participating in state ritual texts and ceremonial writings ⓘ supervising or contributing to state-sponsored encyclopedias and compilations ⓘ |
| employer | emperor of China ⓘ |
| field |
Confucian classics
NERFINISHED
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classical Chinese literature ⓘ history ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| governingBody | central government of the dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ming dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | imperial policy through memorials and counsel ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Confucian state ideology ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf | Hanlin Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power | influence over imperial ideology and official discourse ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | one of the most prestigious scholarly posts in imperial China ⓘ |
| rank | high-ranking civil official ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | Hanlin Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requirement |
excellence in literary composition
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mastery of Confucian canon ⓘ success in palace examination (dianshi) ⓘ |
| responsibility |
participating in imperial examinations as examiners
ⓘ
training or mentoring future officials and scholars ⓘ |
| selectionLevel | highest level of the imperial examinations ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | imperial civil service examination ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite scholar-official ⓘ |
| symbolizes | meritocratic achievement in imperial China ⓘ |
| tenureType | appointed office ⓘ |
| workLocation |
capital city of the dynasty
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imperial court ⓘ |
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