In Oshu, However, the prominent kokujin had had the authority, which was as powerful as that of the shugo, to request military forces, to issue and recommend the issuance of gunchujo (service citations) and to dispatch envoys under the command of the shogunate.
しかし、もともと奥州では有力国人が各郡の軍勢催促、軍忠状証判･注進、使節遵行など守護並みに強い権限持っていた。