The Oda clan that became Owari no Shugodai (the acting Military Governor of Owari Province) came to the front gradually, replaced the Shugo (Military Governor), the Shiba clan, which weakened at the war time of disorder, and became a daimyo (Japanese territorial lord) in the Sengoku period.
尾張守護代となった織田氏は、戦国の混乱期において弱体化した守護斯波氏に代わり徐々に頭角を現し、戦国大名として名乗りを上げた。