There are also examples of Hidenari MORI being Nagato no kami (the governor of Nagato Province), Mitsuakira ASANO being Aki no kami (the governor of Aki Province), etc at the time of foundation of the bakufu, however, later on Jiju was the highest rank ever given to these families.
この他幕府創成期には毛利秀就の長門守、浅野光晟の安芸守などの例もあったが、これらの家では後に侍従が極官となっている。