Daimyo family native of Mikawa and descended from the Seiwa-Genji.
Elder branch, which successively resided: in 1601 at Isezaki (Kozuke -- 10,000
koku); in 1615 at Fujii (Echigo -- 20,000 koku); in 1619 at Sanjo (Echigo -- 25,000
koku); in 1651 at Kariya (Mikawa); in 1702 at Karasuyama (Shimotsuke); finally from
1725 at Toba.