On the other hand, as in the case of the Mori clan, there were examples of provincial folk who were subordinates of governors who managed to overcome the power of the shugo and shugodai and gained prominence as Sengoku Daimyo.
一方では、毛利氏のように守護の被官であった国人が守護や守護代の勢力を打倒して戦国大名として台頭する例もある。