The Akamatsu clan was a jito (manager and lord of manor) in the Harima Province, but Norimura (Enshin) AKAMATSU raised his army to respond Emperor Godaigo's exhortation and contributed greatly to overthrow the Kamakura bakufu.
赤松氏は播磨国の地頭であったが、鎌倉時代末の赤松則村（円心）は後醍醐天皇の檄に応じて挙兵し、鎌倉幕府打倒に大きく尽力した。