In the Kamakura Period, the control system for Kyushu consisted of the Shoni (Muto) clan for the Chikuzen Province, the Hizen Province, and the Buzen Province, the Otomo clan for the Chikugo Province, the Higo Province, and the Bungo Province and the Shimazu clan for the Satsuma Province, the Osumi Province, and the Hyuga Province.
鎌倉時代、筑前国・肥前国・豊前国は少弐（武藤）氏、筑後国・肥後国・豊後国は大友氏、薩摩国・大隅国・日向国が島津氏と九州の統括体制がなされた。