In 1310, such disputes were for the first time dealt with as kendan-sata (criminal cases) by the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and were under the control of Samurai-dokoro (the Board of Retainers) and Rokuhara Tandai (an administrative and judicial agency in Rokuhara, Kyoto) Kendangata (criminal justice).
1310年（延慶(日本)3）からは鎌倉幕府によって検断沙汰（刑事事件）として扱われ、侍所および六波羅探題検断方の所管となった。