ˈæftɚ mˈeɪdʒi ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən, ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə sˈoʊmə klˈæn bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈæzoʊkˌuː pˈɪɹɪdʒ, wɪð sˈoʊmə ˈæɹɪtˌeɪn ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv ʃɪʃˈɑːkuː vˈaɪkaʊnt.
After Meiji Restoration, the head of the Sōma clan became part of the kazoku peerage, with Sōma Aritane receiving the title of shishaku (Viscount).