Subsequently, during the Edo period, kakubetsu gosho (a special title of gosho) was allowed to the Kitsuregawa clan, who was regarded as a descendant of shogun families of the Muromachi bakufu, while yakata-go titles were licensed to the others such as gosanke (three privileged branches of Tokugawa family) of Owari Clan, Kishu Clan and Mito Clan, and other prominent shinpan (relatives of the Tokugawa family), as well as kyuzoku daimyo (feudal lords with ancestral status of shugo from the Muromachi period) including Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Clan, Satake clan of the Akita Clan and Uesugi clan of the Yonezawa Clan.
後、江戸時代にあっては、室町幕府将軍家の末裔とされた喜連川氏には格別御所を許し、他は尾張藩、紀州藩、水戸藩などの御三家並びに有力な親藩、並びに室町時代の守護の格式にあった旧族大名(薩摩藩(島津氏)、秋田藩(佐竹氏)、米沢藩(上杉氏)など）に屋形号を免許している。