The Han Dynasty's Bureaucracy: How Exams Shaped China
Discover how the Han Dynasty created the world's first civil service exam system, transforming governance from hereditary rule to merit-based selection. This episode follows the career of Gongsun Hong, a poor pig farmer who rose to become Chancellor through the new 'filial and incorrupt' recommendation system. We explore the challenges of running an empire of 60 million people, the role of the imperial university (Taixue) with its 30,000 students, and how Emperor Wu's reforms laid the groundwork for China's enduring bureaucratic tradition. Learn about the nine-rank system, the influence of Confucian classics, and the controversies over favoritism and corruption that plagued even this innovative system. A story of ambition, reform, and the birth of a model that would shape East Asian governance for two millennia.
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