A similar organizations were called Gobankata (including koshogumi, shoinban [the castle guards], Shinban [New Guard], Oban [a group of guards in the Edo shogunate], Kojunin [Escort Guard]), in which koshogumi and shoinban were collectively called ryoban.
同様の組織として五番方（小姓組、書院番、新番、大番、小十人）があり、小姓組はその中でも両番（小姓組、書院番）に含まれている。