Rokuhara Tandai was under the direct command of the bakufu instead of the Imperial Court, and had a judicial function for dealing with trouble between jito and kokushi (provincial governor), maintained security in the outskirts of Kyoto, monitored the Imperial Court, and acted as agents in the imperial throne decision making.
六波羅探題は、朝廷では無く幕府の直接指揮下にあり、西国で起きた地頭と国司などのトラブルを処理する裁判機能、京都周辺の治安維持、朝廷の監視、皇位決定の取り次ぎなどを行った。