In the Muromachi period, the overall position of samurai improved; the Ashikaga shogun family filled ministerial jobs and powerful daimyo got as high as Jugoi or Jushii, with some even reaching Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank), which was as high as the rank held by members of the Ashikaga clan.
室町時代は武士の地位は全体的に高くなり、足利将軍家も大臣の座を占めるようになり、有力な大名も従五位ないし従四位、ひいては足利一門に匹敵する従三位に昇る例すらあった。