Some of the Karo officers of the families of Tokugawa-shitenno (four generals who served Tokugawa Ieyasu) were also given Karoku (hereditary stipend) by the bakufu in addition to Hatamoto status.
徳川四天王の家老の中には、旗本の格式だけでなく幕府からも併せて家禄を受ける場合もあった。