Among those major vassals, Shigezane DATE, Kagetsuna KATAKURA and Tsunamoto ONINIWA are sometimes referred as the three outstanding vassals of Date clan, while Kagetsuna KATAKURA and Shigezane DATE are named as the two finest vassals of Date clan.
このうち、伊達成実・片倉景綱および鬼庭綱元を伊達三傑、片倉景綱と伊達成実を伊達の双璧と言うことがある。