Kamei Korenori

Kamei Korenori (亀井 茲矩, 1557 – February 27, 1612) was a Japanese daimyō who lived through the early Edo period.

Receiving Shikano castle in Inaba Province as a reward for his notable service in 1578, Korenori ascended to higher rank as he assisted in Hideyoshi's 1587 invasion of Kyūshū.

Interested in earning further fortunes in foreign trade, he requested to obtain lands in the coastal domains of Izumo Province, which possessed high quality harbors, in recognition of his past service against the Mōri and other clans of Kyūshū.

Korenori sent a small force to take control of the islands, but was blocked by the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province,[2] who jealously guarded a special relationship, including exclusive trading rights, with the kingdom.

Korenori was thus unable to wield any actual claim or control over the islands, and following Hideyoshi's death in 1598, entered the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu.