 The final "daimyō" of the main branch, Inoue Masanao (1837–1904), was made a viscount ("shishaku") under the "kazoku" peerage system.A cadet branch of the Inoue clan was established in 1712 at Shimotsuma Domain, Hitachi Province by Inoue Masanaga (1654–1721), the 3rd son of Inoue Masato, daimyō of Gujō Domain in Mino Province.A minor 10,000 "koku" domain, it remained in the hands of the Inoue clan until the Meiji Restoration.