Kamei Ryukyu no Kami

...A military commander in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. A former retainer of the Amago clan, he was from Izumo. He was originally from the Yu clan, but changed his name to Kamei during the reign of Tsunenori. He was a vassal of Oda Nobunaga and later became an independent military commander. After Nobunaga's death, he served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and in 1585 (Tensho 13) he was granted the rank of Musashi no Kami with the rank of Junior Fifth Rank, and also sailed to sea during the Bunroku-Keicho War. In the Battle of Sekigahara, he was on the eastern side, and was awarded an additional 24,500 koku in recognition of his achievements, giving him a fief of 38,000 koku in Inaba Province. He had a strong interest in foreign countries, as evidenced by the legend that Hideyoshi granted him the title of Ryukyu no Kami, and his activities as a red seal ship trader. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kamei Ryukyu-no-kami" is listed below.

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…安土桃山時代の武将。尼子氏の旧臣で出雲の人。湯氏を称しており茲矩のとき亀井氏と改める。織田信長の陪臣で後に独立の武将となり，信長の死後は豊臣秀吉に仕え1585年(天正13)には従五位下武蔵守を許され，文禄･慶長の役にも渡海した。関ヶ原の戦では東軍に属し，功により2万4500石加増され因幡国に3万8000石を領した。秀吉から琉球守を許されたという伝承や，朱印船貿易家としての活躍が示すように外国への関心が強かった。…

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