After the Onin War, however, there were some cases that Daimyo (Japanese feudal lords) gave Hyakkan na to their vassals without permission, and in other cases, they even created Nanori (a name one refers to himself) similar to actual Shitokan (four classifications of bureaucrats' ranks).
しかしながら、応仁の乱以後、大名が家臣に勝手に百官名を与える例が現れたほか、実際の四等官に類似した名乗り創作して与える場合もあった。