In the end, the Miyoshi clan itself gained the status of Shugo, was picked for Shobanshu, which is chosen from among the powerful or famous Shugo, and ended up with the rank of Jushii-ge and permission to use the nurigoshi which was a symbol of the Shugo's status.
やがて、三好氏自体が守護の格式を得て、守護の中でも有力か或いは名門である家から選ばれる相伴衆に列せられ、従四位下の位と守護の格式である塗輿を使用を免許されるまでに至る。