At the time of Jisho-Juei War (the Genpei War), the Kodama party, which was the biggest samurai group in Musashi-shichito Parties, showed 'Touchiwa' on their battle flag and later, this became known as 'Gunbaidanuchiwa-mon' (There is a description of the Kodama party's battle flag in "Genpei Seisui ki").
治承・寿永の乱（源平合戦）の時、児玉党（武蔵七党中最大の武士団）は軍旗に「唐団扇」を描いたが、これはのちに「軍配団扇紋」となる（『源平盛衰記』に児玉党の軍旗について記述がある）。