Among daimyo other than tenkabito (person becoming the ruler of the country) and their families, Jusanmi was the highest rank, but Yoshitaka OUCHI was promoted from Jusanmi to Junii (Junior Second Rank), and with time, there were more cases going beyond Jusanmi.
天下人とその一門以外の大名においては、事実上、この従三位が最高位となったが、大内義隆は従三位を経て、従二位まで昇叙するなど、時代を経るにつれ従三位を越える例も増えた。