The Date Clan

The Date Clan (伊達氏, Date-shi) was a Ro-Japanese samurai clan started in 2015 by DaimyoDateMasamune. In its lifetime, it served the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Imagawa-controlled Tokaido region, and eventually returned to total autonomy.

History
It began as an independent clan before eventually joining the Tokugawa Shogunate, where it served Tokugawa Tora during Ouchi Yoshinaga's tenure as Kanrei (which was eventually replaced with Tairo). In its capacity as one of the larger-armed clans, the Date Clan was elevated to the status of Roju within the Shogunate and remained so until the death of the Shogun, which brought about the end of the Shogunate.