However, during the period of the Sengoku Period (Period of Warring States) (Japan) the appointment of more local warlords who were not from the shugo daimyo, who did not follow the Seii taishogun's lead by staying in Kyoto such as Takakage ASAKURA (the 10th family head) and Ujiyasu HOJO increased, and the meaning as a position was diluted and continued to exist only as a formal title representing the status of a feudal lord.
だが、戦国時代_(日本)に入ると、朝倉孝景(10代当主)や北条氏康など守護大名ではなくかつ在京して将軍に随従する事もない地方の戦国大名が任じられる例も増えて、役職としての意味合いは希薄化して大名の格式を示す身分としてのみ存在するようになる。