The status of daikan among hatamoto was the lowest with bestowed appanage of 150 bales (a bale is a traditional unit for rice, which is 60 kilograms) of rice, but his administering land was large and his power was big considering his status, which often resulted in making daikan's appearance as bad one in period dramas.
代官の身分は150俵と旗本としては最下層に属するが、身分の割には支配地域、権限が大きかったため、時代劇で悪代官が登場することが多い。