After the establishment of the bakufu, Takauji transferred not only the civil administration, but also partial authority as a commander to his younger brother Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA for him to be a symbolic person, however, concerning the Onshogata, Takauji made the ultimate decision by understanding the work and participated in discussions when necessary.
尊氏は幕府成立後は民政のみならず軍権の一部まで弟の足利直義に譲って、半ば象徴的存在にもなっていたが、恩賞方の業務のみは自らが把握して親裁を行い、必要があれば審議にも参加した。