Juren

Juren (simplified Chinese: 举人; traditional Chinese: 舉人; pinyin: jǔrén) was a rank achieved by people who passed the national exam in the imperial examination system of Imperial China.[1] It was higher than the shengyuan, but lower than jinshi, the highest degree. It is also known in English as the provincial examination.

People who achieved juren as their highest degree

References

  1. Wang, Rui (2013). The Chinese Imperial Examination System: An Annotated Bibliography. Rowman & Littlefield.
  2. Shen, Defu (1578). "Survey of the Legitimate and Illegitimate Dynasties in History". World Digital Library (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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