Hanlin Academy
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Hanlin Academy was an elite scholarly institution of imperial China that selected and employed top Confucian literati to draft edicts, compile histories, and advise the emperor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siku Quanshu Compilation Office | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency of imperial China
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imperial Chinese scholarly institution ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confucian classics
NERFINISHED
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civil service examination system ⓘ imperial edicts and memorials ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Confucian literati
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imperial advisers ⓘ official historians ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
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literature ⓘ philology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ textual scholarship ⓘ |
| function |
central organ for drafting official documents
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institution for training elite scholar-officials ⓘ intellectual and literary think tank for the emperor ⓘ |
| hasMember | Hanlin academician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising the emperor
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commenting on state policy ⓘ compiling official histories ⓘ drafting imperial edicts ⓘ drafting memorials and proclamations ⓘ editing and interpreting Confucian classics ⓘ maintaining imperial library collections ⓘ producing literary works for the court ⓘ supervising state examinations (at times) ⓘ |
| ideology | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Confucian scholarship
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imperial policy in China ⓘ literary standards of the imperial court ⓘ official historiography of China ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
capital of the Chinese empire
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imperial China ⓘ |
| partOf | imperial bureaucracy of China ⓘ |
| reputation | highest scholarly honor in imperial China for literati ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
excellence in civil service examinations
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literary talent ⓘ mastery of Confucian classics ⓘ |
| status | elite institution ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | emperor of China ⓘ |
| usedFor |
advising the throne on classical precedents
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compiling dynastic histories ⓘ drafting imperial edicts ⓘ editing official documents ⓘ preparing examination questions (in some periods) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Siku Quanshu Compilation Office