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Korenori assumed the name Kamei as a young man as that Amako retainer family had been left without an heir after the death of [[Kamei Hidetsuna]] in battle with the [[Mori clan|Môri]]. Korenori joined [[Yamanaka Shikanosuke]] (to whom he was connected by virtue of marrying the younger sister of Shikanosuke's wife) in fighting to revive the fortunes of the Amako (who had fallen to the Môri in [[1566]]). When the Amako cause finally died (along with [[Amako Katsuhisa]] and, later, Shikanosuke) with the fall of [[Kozuki castle]] in [[1578]], Korenori became a retainer of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. He received [[Shikano castle]] in [[Inaba province]] and participated in the [[Kyushu Campaign]] ([[1587]]).  

Korenori assumed the name Kamei as a young man as that Amako retainer family had been left without an heir after the death of [[Kamei Hidetsuna]] in battle with the [[Mori clan|Môri]]. Korenori joined [[Yamanaka Shikanosuke]] (to whom he was connected by virtue of marrying the younger sister of Shikanosuke's wife) in fighting to revive the fortunes of the Amako (who had fallen to the Môri in [[1566]]). When the Amako cause finally died (along with [[Amako Katsuhisa]] and, later, Shikanosuke) with the fall of [[Kozuki castle]] in [[1578]], Korenori became a retainer of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. He received [[Shikano castle]] in [[Inaba province]] and participated in the [[Kyushu Campaign]] ([[1587]]).  

A native of [[Izumo province]] and interested in foreign trade, Kamei sought a coastal domain with good harbors, such as Izumo, as a reward for his aid against the Môri; unfortunately for him, Izumo had been given to the Môri as part of the truce arrangements. He then suggested that Hideyoshi grant him the [[Ryukyu Islands]], which Hideyoshi granted him on [[1582]]/6/8, despite wielding no actual control over or claim to the islands; according to a possibly apocryphal story, Hideyoshi inscribed "Lord of Ryukyu" on a paper fan and bestowed this upon Kamei. This fan was later found upon a wrecked Japanese warship by Korean warriors during Hideyoshi's [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]].

A native of [[Izumo province]] and interested in foreign trade, Kamei sought a coastal domain with good harbors, such as Izumo, as a reward for his aid against the Môri; unfortunately for him, Izumo had been given to the Môri as part of the truce arrangements. He then suggested that Hideyoshi grant him the [[Ryukyu Islands]], which Hideyoshi granted him on [[1582]]/6/8, despite wielding no actual control over or claim to the islands; according to a possibly apocryphal story, Hideyoshi inscribed "Lord of Ryukyu" on a paper fan and bestowed this upon Kamei. This fan was later found upon a wrecked Japanese warship by Korean warriors during Hideyoshi's [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]]. According to some sources, Kamei did plan to send troops to Ryûkyû in [[1592]], to manifest his claim, but was thwarted by political maneuvers by the [[Shimazu clan]].<ref>Tomiyama Kazuyuki and Takara Kurayoshi, ''Ryukyu/Okinawa to kaijô no michi'', Tokyo: Yoshikawa Kôbunkan (2005), 82.</ref>

Kamei later supported [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] cause during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and afterwards saw his income increased from 13,000 koku to 43,000 koku. Following his death, Kamei was buried at [[Kodai-ji|Kôdai-ji]] in [[Kyoto]], where Hideyoshi and his wife [[Kodai-in|Nene]] are buried as well.

Kamei later supported [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] cause during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and afterwards saw his income increased from 13,000 koku to 43,000 koku. Following his death, Kamei was buried at [[Kodai-ji|Kôdai-ji]] in [[Kyoto]], where Hideyoshi and his wife [[Kodai-in|Nene]] are buried as well.

*Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. pp151-155.

*Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. pp151-155.

*Kirino Sakujin 桐野作人. "[http://373news.com/_bunka/jikokushi/102.php Satsuryû kankei to Kamei Ryûkyû no kami]" 薩琉関係と亀井「琉球守」. Minami Nihon Shimbunsha 373news.com. 28 March 2009.

*Kirino Sakujin 桐野作人. "[http://373news.com/_bunka/jikokushi/102.php Satsuryû kankei to Kamei Ryûkyû no kami]" 薩琉関係と亀井「琉球守」. Minami Nihon Shimbunsha 373news.com. 28 March 2009.

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