After Buddha died, his shadow was still shown for centuries in a cave—a tremendous, gruesome shadow. God is dead; but given the way of man, there may still be caves for thousands of years in which his shadow will be shown. And we—we still have to vanquish his shadow, too.

-Frederick Nietzsche

A system for samurai ranks. Still having trouble with the output of this one.

A short summary of the ranks used by the Gurkha Regiments of the British Indian Army.

An attempt to codify the Byzantine military system.

Ranks of the members of a particular craft guild or livery company.

A simplified explanation of the nobility of the Ottoman Empire.

A fantasy version of nobility from a Middle-Eastern type setting.

The hierarchy of the Hashashin, also known as the Order of Assassins or Silver Band.

The hierarchy of the Thuggee Cult.

Hierarchy of the Shinto religion.

Titles & Ranks for monastic religious organizations.

Sumotori Ranks

A summary of the various ranks found within the geisha community.

Ranks & Titles for Chivalric & Theocratic Knightly Orders

Mongol Military Ranks & Civil Organization

Titles & Ranks for a standard organized church hierarchy.

Land Forces military ranks for fantasy settings.

Expanded ninja ranks as used by myself.

Naval ranking of crew and officers.

Generic usage military and nobility titles from China.