WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The scholar-official was a civil servant appointed by the emperor to perform day-to-day governance from the Han Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty in 1912 (about 400 years).

Detailed explanation-2: -Scholar-officials were politicians and government officials appointed by the emperor of China to perform day-to-day political duties from the Han dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, China’s last imperial dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -These scholar-officials, also known as the literati, performed the day-to-day governance of the state from the Han dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty, China’s last imperial dynasty, in 1912, but came to special prominence during the Tang period.

Detailed explanation-4: -Imperial China was famous for its civil service examination system, which had its beginnings in the Sui dynasty (581-618 CE) but was fully developed during the Qing dynasty. The system continued to play a major role, not only in education and government, but also in society itself, throughout Qing times.

Detailed explanation-5: -Scholar officials (gentry) in the Tang dynasty served the royal family as well as the local, regional and state governments. To work in government, these scholars typically acquired academic degrees in calligraphy and Confucianism. To acquire a degree, scholars had to pass rigorous civil service examinations.