Andō

The Andō were a warrior family whose power extended from Tsugaru into northern Dewa and Mutsu. The family later divided between Hiyama and Akita, before reuniting; its leading house adopted the name Akita in the late sixteenth century.

Akita Sanesue submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590 and sided with the eastern army at Sekigahara in 1600. In 1602 he was transferred to Shishido in Hitachi; his descendants later ruled Miharu in Mutsu.