ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə sˈoʊmə wɜːɹ ɐ mˈaɪnɚ ɹˈiːdʒənəl pˈaʊɚ, ðɛɹ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi wʌz sˈændwɪtʃt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ pˈaʊɚfəl sˈæɾeɪk klˈæn tə ðə sˈaʊθ ænd ðə dˈeɪt klˈæn tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ.
Although the Sōma were a minor regional power, their territory was sandwiched between the much more powerful Satake clan to the south and the Date clan to the north.