Although it was originally a post bestowed by the Imperial Court, actual appointments, except for a time during the New Kemmu Government, were at the request of the person whose influence placed him at the pinnacle of samurai society.
元々は朝廷が与える官職だが、実際の任命は、建武の新政の時期を除いて実力で武家の頂点に立った者の要請によった。