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*The Eighth Rank was the lowest rank for members of the ''satunushi'' class, consisting of those who did not possess the title of ''peechin'' and were simply called ''satunushi'' (Upper Eighth), or ''waka-satunushi'' (Lower Eighth). Members of the Eighth and Ninth Rank wore red caps.
*The Eighth Rank was the lowest rank for members of the ''satunushi'' class, consisting of those who did not possess the title of ''peechin'' and were simply called ''satunushi'' (Upper Eighth), or ''waka-satunushi'' (Lower Eighth). Members of the Eighth and Ninth Rank wore red caps.
*The Ninth Rank was the lowest rank in the aristocratic hierarchy, consisting of members of the ''chikudun'' class who did not hold the title of ''peechin''. They were divided into ''chikudun'' (Upper Ninth) and ''chikudun-za'' (Lower Ninth).
*The Ninth Rank was the lowest rank in the aristocratic hierarchy, consisting of members of the ''chikudun'' class who did not hold the title of ''peechin''. They were divided into ''chikudun'' (Upper Ninth) and ''chikudun-za'' (Lower Ninth).
*The lowest-ranking figures with an aristrocratic status or lineage (''keimochi'', people with lineage) but without court rank included the ''shi'' 子, who wore red caps, and the ''niya'' 仁屋, who wore blue caps.
*''Fudai'' was a new rank or status created in [[1689]] in conjunction with the advent of the ''[[keizuza]]'' and the official lineages; some ''fudai'' were promoted for their accomplishments to the status of ''shinsan'' 新参.<ref>"Social Class and Attire," gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/30321532881/in/photostream/]</ref>
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