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[[Image:Matsumae_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Matsumae kamon.]]

[[Image:Matsumae_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Matsumae kamon.]]

*''Japanese'': 松前氏 ''(Matsumae-shi)''

*''Japanese'': [[松前]] 家 ''(Matsumae-ke)''

The Matsumae were an offshoot of the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]], founded by [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] ([[1550]]-[[1618]]), and descended more distantly from the [[Ando clan|Andô clan]], who were in turn descended from [[Emishi]] (Ainu) chieftains who had assimilated into Japanese society<ref>Howell. p78.</ref>.  

The Matsumae were an offshoot of the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]], founded by [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] ([[1550]]-[[1618]]), and descended more distantly from the [[Ando clan|Andô clan]], who were in turn descended from [[Emishi]] (Ainu) chieftains who had assimilated into Japanese society<ref>Howell. p78.</ref>.