aug 27, 134 BC - Imperial Examination Founded

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n) - The imperial examination was created by Emperor Wu, which stayed around until the Song dynasty. The nomination process was made so that the future bureaucrats were actually qualified, intelligent men, who were judged based on merit, not just rich men who wanted power. It enabled for more people to represent the government of China and ensured that the new leaders were not just relatives of the current emperor or just followed him.