Ryukyuan aristocracy

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The Ryukyuan aristocracy were the noble and ruling elite of the Ryukyu Kingdom, distinguished by their political authority, cultural refinement, and adoption of unique Okinawan court customs and dress.

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Label Occurrences
Ryukyuan royal court 2
Ryukyuan aristocracy canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf elite
nobility
ruling class
social class
centeredIn Shuri NERFINISHED
Shuri Castle NERFINISHED
country Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED
declineCause annexation of Ryukyu by Japan
declineEvent abolition of the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1879
education Chinese-style classical education
Confucian scholarship
engagedIn diplomacy with Ming dynasty
diplomacy with Qing dynasty
diplomacy with Satsuma Domain
tribute trade with China
ethnicGroup Ryukyuan people NERFINISHED
followed Chinese-style court etiquette
Confucian norms
Okinawan court customs
hadRole bureaucratic administrators
diplomats
regional governors
royal advisors
influencedBy Chinese culture
Japanese culture
indigenous Ryukyuan traditions
locatedIn Okinawa NERFINISHED
Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED
maintained hereditary landholdings
hereditary titles
patronOf Confucian academies
Ryukyuan classical music
Ryukyuan dance
Ryukyuan literature NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Confucianism
Ryukyuan religion
socialStratum aji
pechin
ueekata
yukatchu
successor Okinawan kazoku nobility under Meiji Japan
timePeriod Gusuku period NERFINISHED
Ryukyu Kingdom era
pre-modern Okinawa
usedLanguage Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
Japanese
Ryukyuan languages
wore Ryukyuan court robes
distinctive Okinawan headgear

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Ryukyuan bingata kimono historicalUseBy Ryukyuan aristocracy
Ryukyuan bingata kimono historicalUseBy Ryukyuan aristocracy
this entity surface form: Ryukyuan royal court
Kankaimon gate associatedWith Ryukyuan aristocracy
subject surface form: Kankaimon
this entity surface form: Ryukyuan royal court