Sadayoshi OKUNO (aged 54 at the time of the Genroku Ako Incident), who was a kumigashira for the Asano clan of Ako Domain, was granted 1000 koku rice yield, much higher than many chief retainers though being a son of a chief retainer and second only to Jodai (castle keeper) and hitto karo (head of chief retainers): Yoshio OISHI with 1500 koku.
江戸時代中期の赤穂藩、浅野氏のように組頭の奥野定良（元禄赤穂事件のとき、数え55歳）が、父が家老であったとはいえ、並みの家老より格段に石高が多く、城代・筆頭家老の大石良雄の1500石に次ぐ、藩内二番目の1000石を給付されていた。