The Foundation of the Confucian Civil Service Examination System (124 BCE)

124 BCE · Chang'an · political

Emperor Wu founded the Taixue (Grand Academy) upon the Five Classics; its graduates were taken directly into state service.

These were the seeds of a reform proposing meritocratic principles, which in later centuries developed into a deep-rooted examination system. | The foundation of China's meritocratic bureaucratic system, which would endure for nearly 2,000 years.

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What was The Foundation of the Confucian Civil Service Examination System (124 BCE)?
Emperor Wu founded the Taixue (Grand Academy) upon the Five Classics; its graduates were taken directly into state service.
When did The Foundation of the Confucian Civil Service Examination System (124 BCE) happen?
124 BCE
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Chang'an