Sanada clan
The Sanada clan had ruled the neighbouring Chiisagata District in Shinano Province during the Sengoku period under the Takeda clan and subsequently most of northern Shinano and Kōzuke Province as retainers of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, Sanada Nobuyuki was confirmed as "daimyō" with Ueda Domain, with holdings assessed at 95,000 "koku". However, in 1622 he was transferred to Matsushiro Domain, with an increase in "kokudaka" to 120,000 "koku". The Sanada clan remained in at Matsushiro until the Meiji restoration.