Under the ruling of Hideyoshi, Masamune was not chosen as the member of the Council of Five Elders because he had allied with Hojo clan and opposed against Hideyoshi, unlike those feudal lords who had served under Hideyoshi from the early stage of the unification process of Japan promoted by Hideyoshi.
豊臣政権においては、秀吉の天下統一事業の際早くから秀吉に服属して五大老に選ばれた大名たちとはことなり、政宗は北条氏と同盟して秀吉と対立したため、五大老には選ばれなかった。