AD 1370

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AD 1370Placed in a yearNo region assignedPolitics and institutions

Examinations instituted for selecting officials

The Ming History records the institution of examinations to select men for office.

Limits: 明史/卷2, Wikisource revision 2594615; this is an institutional act, not evidence that candidates sat examinations that day. The preceding recommendation order and subsequent archery-rite order are separate clauses. The venue of the recorded act is not established; its region is left unassigned.

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Source: Ming shi (History of Ming), basic annalsRead the source