605 AD
Sui imperial examinations
Religion · Chinese traditions · Confucian traditions · Education and examinations
In 605, selection of officials by examination was established under Sui Yangdi and later developed by the Tang. It linked literary education and state careers, with access conditions that changed over time.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- Dating in the source document
- 605
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Sources
- FLTRP — Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture: Keju (opens in a new tab)
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- 2026-09-23
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