Myochin SAITO's case in this period as well as the case of Takakage ASAKURA (the 7th head of the Asakura family) in Echizen Province are famous as good examples of Gekokujo (an inverted social order when the lowly reigned over the elite) when the power of Shugodai (deputy provincial constable) exceeded that of Shugo (provincial constable).
斎藤妙椿は越前国の朝倉孝景(7代当主)と共にこの時代に守護代が守護の力を凌いだ事例（下克上）として有名である。