In the Muromachi bakufu, although positions called Shitsuji and Kanrei that were equivalent to the Shikken in the Kamakura bakufu were established, they were not referred to as tandai; instead, tandai was the title used for the position that held extensive executive power in Saigoku and the Ou region (the northern part of Japan).
室町幕府では鎌倉の執権に相当する執事、管領が置かれたがこれらは探題とは呼ばず、奥羽や西国において広範な執行権を持つ職に対して用いられた。