During the Sengoku Period (Period of Warring States), daimyo (Japanese territorial lords) established absolute control over their regions (known as daimyo ryogoku system), causing a further weakening of the authority of myoshu.
戦国時代(日本)に入ると、戦国大名による強固な領国支配（大名領国制）が布かれるようになり、一層、名主の権限は薄まっていった。