Government of Goryeo

The ' () or kwagŏ were the national civil service examinations' under the Goryeo (918–1392) and Joseon (1392–1910) periods of Korea. These typically demanding tests measured candidates' ability of writing composition and knowledge of the Chinese classics. The form of writing varied from literature to proposals on management of the state. Technical subjects were also tested to appoint experts on medicine, interpretation, accounting, law etc. These were the primary route for most people to achieve positions in the bureaucracy.

government of the Korean's Goryeo dinasty

classical and medieval Chinese and Korean Imperial bureau; in charge of the royal and the state's classics and books