However, since the Shōni actually resided in Kyūshū, it was the Sō clan, known subjects of the Shōni, who actually exerted control over these islands.
Con todo, como os Shōnin residían en Kyūshū, era o clan Sō, coñecidos súbditos dos Shōnin, quen en realidade exercían o control sobre estas illas.