In Saiga, the power of Shugo was so small that it was described as 'There is no Shugo and it was a country governed by farmers' in "Mukashi Awamonogatari" (Tale of Old Awa Province).
雑賀では、『昔阿波物語』に「主護（守護）はなく、百姓持に仕りたる国にて候」と記されるほどに守護の影響力は薄かった。