After the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) was established, bugyo was designated as an official duty in charge of domestic bakufu economies, Shugo (provincial constables) and Kokujin (local samurai).
鎌倉幕府成立以降は、幕府、守護、国人の家政を司る職掌のひとつとして定められた。