Needless to say, manorial lords and imperial officials (court nobles) were opposed to the authorization of land stewards and military governors appointed by Yoritomo, and the appointment of land stewards was limited to imperial territories confiscated from the Taira clan (former territories of the Taira clan) (opinions also differ as to how the appointment of land stewards came to be limited to these territories).
頼朝傘下の地頭・守護の公認に対しては、当然ながら荘園領主・国司（＝公家）からの反発があり、地頭の設置は平家没官領（平氏の旧所領）のみに限られるようになった（この限定の経緯についても諸説分かれている）。