However, they were gradually deprived of their lands by the daimyo during the Sengoku period (period of warring states) and finally they lost all lands through taiko kenchi (the cadastral surveys conducted by Hideyoshi) conducted by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
しかし、戦国時代には諸大名により所領が次第に侵蝕されていき、豊臣秀吉の太閤検地によりそれが決定的となった。