Empress Wu's imperial examinations expanded
690* · Event
Wu Zetian opens civil service exams to a wider talent pool, weakening aristocratic monopoly.
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Around 690
- Hijra (622)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Arab conquest of the Maghreb (647)
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Battle of Yarmouk (636)
- Srivijaya Empire (650)