dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈænboʊkˌuːtʃˈoʊ pˈiəɹɪəd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə fˈɔːl ʌvðə kˌæmɐkjˈʊɹɹə ʃˈɑːɡənˌeɪt ðə sˈoʊmə wɜː wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː klˈænz ɪn mˈʌtsuː tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn lˈɔɪəl tə ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn kˈoːɹt.
During the Nanboku-chō period following the fall of the Kamakura shogunate the Sōma were one of the few clans in Mutsu to remain loyal to the Northern Court.