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1. Yuan Dynasty

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   The traditional Confucian civil service examinations, the bedrock of intellectual employment for centuries, were suspended for extended periods during the early Yuan (from 1275 until their tentative restoration in 1315). When the examinations were reinstated, they diverged significantly from the Song model.
   The curriculum was officially anchored by the Four Books (as interpreted through the orthodox [Song Neo-Confucianism](/entries/song-neo-confucianism/…