Mr. Kamei - Kameiuji

A feudal lord family from the early modern period. They were originally a powerful clan in Kii Province, and took the name Kamei because they lived in Kamei, Kii Province, and moved to Izumo during the Sengoku period. They were vassals of the Amago clan, but when their descendants died out, they were succeeded by Shinjuro Korenori of the Yu clan, a powerful clan in Izumo. Kamei Korenori served under Yamanaka Shikanosuke Yukimori and then Hashiba Hideyoshi, and in 1581 (Tensho 9) became the lord of Shikano Castle in Inaba Province (13,800 koku). In the Battle of Sekigahara, he joined the Eastern Army and was given an increased stipend of 38,000 koku. In 1617 (Genwa 3), during the time of Tsunemasa's son Masamasa, the clan was transferred to Tsuwano Domain in Iwami Province with a fief of 43,000 koku, which remained in place until the Meiji era.

[Michihiro Kojima]

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近世の大名家。はじめ紀伊国の豪族で、紀伊国亀井に居住したことから亀井を名乗り、戦国期に出雲(いずも)へ移ったという。尼子(あまご)氏の家臣であったが、子孫が絶え、出雲の豪族湯(ゆ)氏の新十郎茲矩(これのり)が跡を継いだ。亀井茲矩は山中鹿介幸盛(しかのすけゆきもり)、ついで羽柴(はしば)秀吉に属し、1581年（天正9）因幡国(いなばのくに)鹿野(しかの)城主（1万3800石）となる。関ヶ原の戦では東軍に属して3万8000石に加増された。1617年（元和3）茲矩の子政矩のときに石見国(いわみのくに)津和野(つわの)藩へ転封(てんぽう)され、4万3000石。そのまま明治に至った。

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