Zonghengjia
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Zonghengjia was an ancient Chinese diplomatic and political school of thought during the Warring States period, known for its strategists who used persuasion and alliance-building to influence interstate relations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warring States period school
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ancient Chinese school of thought ⓘ diplomatic school ⓘ political school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
School of Diplomacy
NERFINISHED
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School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | interstate relations ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese schools of thought
ⓘ
Warring States philosophy ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Confucianism
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Legalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
flexible alliances
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opportunistic strategy ⓘ pragmatism in foreign affairs ⓘ |
| field |
Chinese diplomatic thought
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Chinese political philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
balance of power
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foreign policy strategy ⓘ interstate alliances ⓘ |
| goal |
forming advantageous coalitions
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maximizing advantage of client state ⓘ shaping interstate order ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
dynamic alliance shifting
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manipulation of power balances ⓘ use of rhetoric to sway rulers ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
Gui Guzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Su Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Era of competing states before Qin unification ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Chinese diplomatic practice
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strategic thought in East Asia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Warring States political competition
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need for state survival ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
alliance-building
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diplomacy ⓘ persuasion ⓘ political strategy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
diplomatic persuasion
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horizontal alliance ⓘ strategic lobbying of rulers ⓘ vertical alliance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
diplomatic negotiation
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persuasive rhetoric ⓘ strategic alliance-making ⓘ |
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