Initially, the entire Hosokawa family was in charge of nine provinces and the Yamana clan was in charge of eight (including the former Akamatsu territories), since the Yamana clan was recognized for the achievement of defeating the Akamatsu clan in the Kakitsu Incident.
当時、細川家は一族全てで9ヶ国の守護であったのに対し、山名氏は赤松氏を嘉吉の乱で滅ぼした功績から旧赤松領を併せて8ヶ国の守護になっていた。