Hidemune DATE, the eldest child born out of wedlock of Masamune DATE, had been named as soryo (heir) by receiving Shiki (bestowing a character from the superior's real name) of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, but after the hegemony of the Tokugawa clan, Tadamune DATE, the eldest legitimate son, became soryo.
伊達政宗の庶長子、伊達秀宗は豊臣秀吉の賜諱を受け伊達氏惣領とされたが、徳川氏の覇権後に嫡男伊達忠宗が惣領とされた。