ðə wʌzɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz sˈæmjʊɹɹˌaɪ klˈæn hˌuː ɹˈuːld ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn hˌæmɐdˈɔːɹi ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv sˈʌðɚn mˈʌtsuː pɹˈɑːvɪns ɪnðə tˈoʊhoʊkˌuː ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv nˈɔːɹðɚn dʒəpˈæn fɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz, fɹʌmðə kˌæmɐkjˈʊɹɹə pˈiəɹɪəd θɹuː ðə mˈeɪdʒi ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
The   was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled the northern Hamadōri  region of southern Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration of 1868.