However, during the era of Kenshin, the authority of Kanto Kanrei was valid to some extent in the Kanto region and Echigo Province and different in the Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto).
しかし、謙信の時代の関東や越後では畿内と違い関東管領職の権威はある程度通用したとの評もある。