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On the Start Time of Imperial Examinations in Dali Kingdom

Du Chenghui, Hu Yuping   

  1. Sichuan University of Art and Science, Dazhou, Sichuan 635000, China
  • Received:2018-01-09 Revised:2018-02-06 Online:2019-03-15 Published:2019-03-15

Abstract: The imperial examination system was also carried out during the Dali Kingdom period. However, due to the omission of
historical records and lack of documentation, for a long time little has been known of the imperial examination system in Dali Kingdom.
According to historical records, combining the newly discovered archaeological documents of epigraphy, we can not only determine the
name of the Dali Kingdom imperial examination, but can also determine the start time of the imperial examination in Dali Kingdom,
that is 996 AD, the 8th year of the Mingsheng period of King DUAN Suying's reign.

Key words: Dali Kingdom, imperial examinations, DUAN Suying, Record of Lineage