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Sun Tzu

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6th century BC Chinese general and military strategist

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According to Wikipedia, 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, an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and East Asian philosophy and military thinking. Sun Tzu is revered in Chinese and East Asian culture as a legendary historical and military figure. His birth name was Sun Wu and he was known outside of his family by his courtesy name Changqing . The name Sun Tzuby which he is more popularly knownis an honorific which means "Master Sun".

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