There are also instances of the title being used to refer to a military leader of high rank, such as the reference in "Heike Monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike) by Naozane KUMAGAI of TAIRA no Atsumori of the Heike clan as Daishogun in the Genpei War.
平家物語では熊谷直実が源平合戦における平家方の武将である平敦盛を指して大将軍と呼んでいるなど、身分の高い武将を指す語として用いられた例も見受けられる。