Social hierarchy
levels of society
The people could not move between levels they also had to follow lots of rules depending on who they were in the level of society.
The people could not move between levels they also had to follow lots of rules depending on who they were in the level of society.
Hierarchy
You were born in your group higher up were forbidden to mix with them except on broader lines.
Rights
In Tokugawa era the samurai lost power and farmers were not allowed to eat the rice they grew. So they had no rights to stuff they grew and owned.