In 1642, fudai daimyo (hereditary vassals to the Tokugawa family) were required to live in Edo and their own feudal domains each for one year, which meant that all daimyo excluding the cabinet officials of the Shogunate were subject to sankin-kotai, in principle.
寛永19年（1642年）には譜代大名にも参勤交代が義務付けられ、原則として幕府の役職者を除く全ての大名が参勤交代を行うようになった。