During this period, in addition to above mentioned Masayuki HOSHINA, the following feudal lords called rulers of virtue appeared and they conducted good governance: the lord of the Okayama Domain Mitsumasa IKEDA, the lord of the Mito Domain Mitsukuni TOKUGAWA, and the lord of the Kaga Domain Tsunanori MAEDA.
この時期に、善政を行い、名君と呼ばれた藩主に前述の保科正之の他に、岡山藩主の池田光政、水戸藩主の徳川光圀、加賀藩主の前田綱紀が挙げられる。