Jinshi Examination Database

ALTERNATE TITLE

历代进士登科数据库

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URL

http://www.jinshiku.com/

DESCRIPTION

The database is constructed by Zhonghua Shuju and compiled by Professor Gong Yanming from Zhejiang University. It is the first section of the larger Biographical Examination Database 历代科举任务数据库. It aims to record information on all Jinshi degree holders throughout Chinese history and to provide information about their regional and ancestral origin. Currently the database includes information on 102,000 Jinshi degree holders. It provides different search possibilities such as search by regional origin, dynasty, year of degree, last name, etc. Accurate and fuzzy searches are possible. Each entry aims to list historical sources for the recorded information. A number of options for statistical analysis are also provided (for details please see the database help page ). To access the database, you have to click on 登录 and choose IP登录 in case you are not automatically recognized as a Princeton user. For simple reading and searching, no individual registration is needed, but if you wish to copy text, make notes, submit corrections, save searches, etc. you have the following two choices: 1) You can use one of four generic Princeton accounts with the following details Username: plsdguji4@163.com plsdguji3@163.com plsd2@163.com plsd1@163.com Password (for all of the 4 accounts above): 123123 2) You can register a personal account To sign in for both options, please choose 登录 on the upper left and then switch to 邮箱登录 on the following page (right under the large 登录 button). Downloading is not possible. Copying (with a maximum of 200 characters at a time (after signing in)) is, but only using the pop-up copy function, not the usual browser function.

SOURCE LIST

Princeton China Studies Research Guide

LAST MODIFIED

2026-01-16