 This 300,000 "koku" territory would represent the peak of the Uesugi clan's income during the Tokugawa period.As with most of the "han", Yonezawa acted as a semi-independent state, ruled directly by its "daimyō".The Uesugi demanded respect for the shogunate from their retainers, and forbade public criticism, but only imposed and enforced those edicts and policies set by the central authorities which they chose to.