In the Warring States period, Taishin Ryoshu (noble land owners) appeared who established even stronger control over their territories, and were called Daimyobun no Kokujin or Sengoku Daimyo.
戦国時代には、さらに強固な領国支配を確立した大身領主が現れ、大名分の国人や戦国大名と呼ばれている。