The Matsumae were an offshoot of the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] and unified [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido's]] Oshima Peninsula during the mid-16th Century. They later submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and were confirmed in their holdings by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. | The Matsumae were an offshoot of the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] and unified [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido's]] Oshima Peninsula during the mid-16th Century. They later submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and were confirmed in their holdings by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. |