Cho Kwangjo

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Cho Kwangjo (1482-1519) was an ambitious scholar who passed the civil service exam in the early 1500s. He argued that civil exams were too philosophical and detached from the practical needs of the government. Cho challenged the conservatives of the King's court which resulted in the purge of 1519.

After Cho Kwangjo challenged the king's Merit Subject awards, enraged Merit Subjects convinced King Chungjong to move against "Cho Kwangjo's clique." The resulting purge pitted the cautious conservatism of older, experienced politicians against young, impetuous Neo-Confucian literati whose actions and influence were seen as a grave threat to Yi society and the foundations of the dynasty.

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Kalton, Michael (1988). To Become a Sage (HTML), Translation from Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning by Yi T'oegye (1501-1570), Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-06410-1. Retrieved on 2006-05-14.