Talk:Megara/@comment-24662474-20140505170525/@comment-1416077-20140620014335

Weedle: Back in imperial China, "General" was both a military AND a noble title; if you rose to the rank of General, you were automatically of the noble class, as was your family. Because of this, Li Shang is considered nobility.

Fa Zhou is also of the lesser nobility; he is landed gentry: he owns a farm. He is also a war hero, known to both the bureaucracy and the military. Though lesser nobility (similar to a knight or baronet in that the title does not elevate his House), he is most certainly not a commoner.

Mulan herself was recognized by the Emperor himself; with this act (and offering her a job) he made her part of the Imperial Household; i.e. noble, much like a non-landed Baroness.