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[[File:Ryukyu-aristocrats.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Mannequins wearing reproductions of traditional Ryukyuan court costume, on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]
There were, essentially, three classes of aristocracy in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]]: the Princes (''ôji'') and ''[[anji]]'' at the top, the land-holders (''[[satunushi]]''), and the non-landholders (''[[chikudun]]'').<ref>Terms given here in Okinawan, e.g. ''shisshi'', ''sanshikwan'', ''satunushi'', and ''zashichi'', instead of in standard Japanese, e.g. ''sessei'', ''sanshikan'', ''sato-nushi'', and ''zashiki''.</ref>
There were, essentially, three classes of aristocracy in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]]: the Princes (''ôji'') and ''[[anji]]'' at the top, the land-holders (''[[satunushi]]''), and the non-landholders (''[[chikudun]]'').<ref>Terms given here in Okinawan, e.g. ''shisshi'', ''sanshikwan'', ''satunushi'', and ''zashichi'', instead of in standard Japanese, e.g. ''sessei'', ''sanshikan'', ''sato-nushi'', and ''zashiki''.</ref>