During the reign of the Taira clan in the late Heian period, there were a few cases where samurai retainers of the Taira clan were appointed as jito for the on-site management of territories, but the actual situations and duties of these jito are not known.
平安末期の平氏政権下では、平氏が所領の現地管理者として家人の武士を地頭に任命した事例がわずかながらも見られたが、その実態や職務はよく判っていない。