In terms of governance, Takakage could not completely subordinate various power groups called Kokujin-shu, which were on equal footing with the Asakura family under the Shugo (provincial military governor), the Shiba clan.
統治面においては、守護斯波氏の下では同格であった国人衆などと呼ばれる諸勢力を、完全に臣従下させるには至っていない。