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In Confucianism's four-class system, which group sat at the top of the hierarchy?
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In Confucianism's four-class system, which group sat at the top of the hierarchy?

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The four classes were the following:

gentry and scholars (shi)
peasant farmers (nong)
craftsmen (gong)
shang (merchants)

the top of the hierarchy was occupied by the shi - the gentry.
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