The centralized master-vassal system used in the Kamakura system was replaced with the highly de-centralized daimyōs (local lord) system, and because of the lack of direct territories, the military power of the shōgun depended heavily on the loyalty of the daimyō.
Centralizovaný vazalský systém zaužívaný v Kamakura bol nahradený vysoko decentralizovaným systémom daijmjóv (lokálnych pánov) a vojenská moc šógunátu Ašikaga silno závisela na lojalite daimjóv.