Hidekane MORI, who was a younger brother of Takakage and was disinherited from the Kobayakawa clan, was appointed an independent daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) by Hideyoshi.
小早川氏を廃嫡された隆景の弟・毛利秀包は、秀吉によって独立した大名に取り立てられた。