Influence
The Chinese imperial examination system had extensive influence throughout East Asia. It was used as a model by both the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties in Korea (see Gwageo) until the country's annexation by Japan. The examination was restricted to the Yangban class.
In Vietnam, the system provided the framework for examinations from the reign of the Lý Dynasty's Emperor Nhan Tong (1075) until that of the Nguyễn Dynasty's Emperor Khai Dinh (1919).
Japan also used the Chinese imperial examination system as a model in the Heian period; however, the influence affected only the minor nobility and was replaced by the hereditary system during the Samurai era.
The Chinese imperial examination system had important influences on the Northcote-Trevelyan Report and hence on the reform of the Civil Service in British India and later in the United Kingdom.
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