While most of the participants were comparatively highly independent local lords, the Enya clan, especially, was an upper-rank, former Izumi shugo with a big influence over eastern Izumo Province and a privilege to ban shugo from entering its territory, which prevented the Kyogoku clan from putting the Enya clan under its complete control.
この多くは比較的独立性の強い国人衆であり、特に塩冶氏は元出雲守護を務めた名家で、出雲西部地域においては大きな勢力と自家領地に対しての守護不入の特権を持っており、京極氏も完全な配下にはしていない。