provincial examination
Chinese civil service
Also known as: juren
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Ming dynasty
- In China: Later innovations
Those who passed the provincial examinations (juren) could be appointed directly to posts in the lower echelons of the civil service. They were also eligible to compete in triennial metropolitan examinations conducted at the national capital. Those who passed were given degrees often called doctorates (jinshi) and promptly took…
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