However, the contol of Gohoku by the Azai, who were merely a small country clan, was not stable, and for some time after that the Kyogoku clan became respected as the ostensible Shugo (military governor) and continued.
ただし、一介の小国人に過ぎなかった浅井氏による江北支配も順調ではなく、なおしばらくは京極氏を名目上の守護と仰ぐ時代が続いた。