After Edo Period, shogun and territorial lords still had otogishu, however, as political power passed into the hands of chief retainers, power of otogishu had gradually weakened.
江戸時代以降も将軍や諸大名は御伽衆を召し抱えたが、政治の実権が重臣に移るにつれ、次第に勢力は衰えた。