Confucian education in The Tran dynasty (13th century - 14th century)

Abstract

The education and elective department of Confucianism in medieval Vietnam were important measures to recruit talent for the government and also to maintain the influence of Confucianism in society. The Tran dynasty (1226-1400) continued to develop Confucian education and elective department as a way to govern the country. Confucian education during the Tran period has not actually developed in comparison to the period from the late XV, but through Tran's establishment of examination regulations, reorganization of the school system, organize translation sessions of Confucian scriptures... A solid foundation has been laid for the continued completion of the education and election of the Le and Nguyen dynasties. The article mainly uses historical methods, analyzes and compares historical data from ancient Vietnamese bibliographic sources to clarify the contents of Confucian education in the Tran Dynasty. The results of this research bring new perceptions on Confucian education, about the parallel relationship between the development of Confucianism and Confucian education in Vietnam in the 13th-XIV centuries as well as the efforts of the Tran Dynasty in the process of building and consolidating the unified centralized monarchy political institution.