Institution
Gukjagam
The Gukjagam was the national Confucian academy of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo, founded in 992 by King Seongjong in the capital Kaegyong. It trained the sons of officials in the Confucian classics for the civil service. Renamed several times, it became the Seonggyungwan, the highest educational institution of the Joseon dynasty.
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