In fact, it has been confirmed that, beginning with the warlords of Dewa Province, the Ando clan, who also had influence in southern Hokkaido, a branch of the Ando clan indigenous to southern Hokkaido called Oshu Tosaminato Hinomoto Shogun or Tokai Shogun, or the Matsumae clan after the Kakizaki clan, were made Jogoku (major province) shugoshiki (post of provincial constable), Gekoku (minor province) shugoshiki, or Matsumae shugoshiki, examples of Shugo being installed independently of the Shogunate.
なお、出羽国の戦国大名　安東氏では当初、北海道南部にも勢力を持ち、奥州十三湊日之本将軍、または東海将軍と称して北海道南部に土着した安東氏の庶家や蠣崎氏後の松前氏を上国守護職、下国守護職、松前守護職などに封じているなど、幕府以外にも守護職が独自に設置・任免された事績も確認できる。