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Sun Tzu
c. 544 BCE — c. 496 BCE孙武
Chinese general (544–496 BC)
Bornc. 544 BCE
BirthplaceQi
Fieldswriter, philosopher, military personnel
The story, in brief.
Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, a Classical Chinese text on military strategy from the Warring States period, though the earliest parts of the work probably date to at least a century after him.
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A life in milestones.
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- c. 544 BCE
- c. 496 BCE
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Sources retrieved 2026-11-01. Dates and milestones: Wikidata contributors, CC0 ↗. Biographical introduction: Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Ancient dates and traditional biographies may be disputed; consult the linked records.
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