Hidenari MORI who was the eldest legitimate son of Terumoto MORI and Hidemoto MORI who had been Terumoto's adopted heir prior to Hidenari's birth were both Shihon daimyos with their own domains.
毛利輝元の嫡男毛利秀就と秀就誕生前に輝元の養嗣子となっていた毛利秀元がともに四品国主大名であった。