Sun Tzu

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military strategist person philosopher

Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese military strategist and philosopher, traditionally credited as the author of *The Art of War*, a foundational treatise on strategy and warfare.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Sun Zi 1
Sunzi 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military strategist ⓘ
person ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
allegiance State of Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorOf The Art of War NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonicalStatus foundational figure in military strategy ⓘ
culture Chinese ⓘ
employer State of Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Ancient Chinese philosophy ⓘ
ethnicity Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork military strategy ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
political thought ⓘ
warfare theory ⓘ
floruit 5th century BCE ⓘ
late Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ
East Asian military strategy ⓘ
Ho Chi Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sun Bin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western military strategy ⓘ
business strategy ⓘ
modern management theory ⓘ
political strategy ⓘ
knownFor The Art of War NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy The Art of War remains widely studied worldwide NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement Chinese military philosophy ⓘ
name Sun Tzu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sun Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sunzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality Chinese ⓘ
nativeName 孫子 NERFINISHED ⓘ
孫武 ⓘ
notableIdea emphasis on deception in warfare ⓘ
importance of knowing oneself and the enemy ⓘ
primacy of strategy over brute force ⓘ
victory without battle as the highest excellence ⓘ
occupation general ⓘ
military strategist ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Chinese military philosophy ⓘ
Realist political thought ⓘ
positionHeld general of the State of Wu ⓘ
timePeriod Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionallyCreditedAsAuthorOf The Art of War NERFINISHED ⓘ
workLocation Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ
State of Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Spring and Autumn period → notableFigure → Sun Tzu ⓘ
Hundred Schools of Thought → majorFigure → Sun Tzu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunzi
Cao Rui → advisor → Sun Tzu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sun Zi
Eastern Zhou → hasNotableFigure → Sun Tzu ⓘ
Takeda Shingen → inspiredBy → Sun Tzu ⓘ