The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado, Paperback - Karl F. Friday

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Homa (Oxford University, UK) KatouzianNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 23...

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