ðə nˈuː tˌoʊkjuːɡˈɑːwə ʃˈɑːɡənˌeɪt ɪnˈɪʃəli dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə sˈiːz ðə sˈoʊmə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz, bˌʌt θɹuː ðɪ ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən ʌv sˈɛvɹəl sˈiːnjɚ ɹᵻtˈeɪnɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈɑːɹtʃˈɛnəmi dˈeɪɾə mˈæsɐmjˌuːn, ðə ʃˈɑːɡənˌeɪt ɹɪlˈɛntᵻd ænd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˈoʊmə tˈɑːʃɪtˌeɪn æz ɐ təzˈɑːmə dˈeɪmɪˌoʊ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ sˈɪksti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˈoʊkuː sˈoʊmə nˌækɐmjˈʊɹɹə dəmˈeɪn wˌɪtʃ ɛŋkˈʌmpəst ðɛɹ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl hˈoʊldɪŋz.
The new Tokugawa shogunate initially decided to seize the Sōma territories, but through the intervention of several senior retainers (including their former arch-enemy Data Masamune), the shogunate relented and appointed Sōma Toshitane as a tozama daimyō over a 60,000 koku Sōma Nakamura Domain which encompassed their traditional holdings.