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Date : 1843 - 47
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The Tales of Genji is the greatest novel in classical Japanese literature, and arguably. It was written in the first decade of the eleventh century by Lady Murasaki and relates the womanizing exploits of Prince Genji. Each of the fifty-four chapters of the novel is named and is associated.
Hatakeyama Shigetada was a samurai who fought in the Gempei War, in Japan. Originally fighting for the Taira clan, he switched sides to the Minamoto clan for the battle of Dan-no-ura, and ended the war on the winning side.