During the rule of the 2nd generation Shogun Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA, the Yamana clan, headed by Tokiuji YAMANA, returned from the Southern Court to the Muromachi Bakufu and was placed in charge of the constabulary of the province.
山名氏は父の時氏が2代将軍足利義詮時代に南朝方から室町幕府に帰服して守護国を安堵された。