Even so, some of the kuge possessed chigyo koku (provincial fiefdom) and its succession was hereditary (e.g. the Nakanoin family of the Kozuke Province, the Saionji family of the Iyo Province, and the like).
それでも、彼らのうちには知行国を有して子孫に世襲させる例もあった（上野国の中院家、伊予国の西園寺家など）。