Furthermore, samurai such as those who were minor provincial lords at the time of the Sengoku (Warring States) period, regional samurai, and those in the unified Shimazu clan army in Kyushu were included in the ranks of vassals as goshi.
戦国時代における国人、在地武士、そして島津氏の九州統一戦で傘下に入った武士等が郷士として家臣団に組み込まれた。