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Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜｜六韬, "Methods of Sima" 司馬法｜司马法, "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, "Wuzi" 吳子｜吴子, "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子｜尉缭子, "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略｜黄石公三略 and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對｜唐太宗李卫公问对
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武｜孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜｜六韬, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书, written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴｜司马穰苴
Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子｜吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子｜孙子 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜｜六韬 and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略, two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书, attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國｜齐国 and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法｜司马法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公｜黄石公 (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略｜黄石公三略, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚｜尉缭 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對｜唐太宗李卫公问对, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书
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