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Processed by: feilipu (2010-02-01 09:01:14 UTC)
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# From your Warring States Period Correspondent :)
# 1
- 尉繚子 尉缭子 [Wei4 Liao2 zi5] /Wei Liao-zi, pre-Han dynasty book of military strategy, politics and economics, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭, probably during Warring States/
+ 尉繚子 尉缭子 [Wei4 Liao2 zi5] /Wei Liao-zi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)/
# author himself is missing from the dict
# his actually family name is lost to history, 繚 seems to be his first name so he is really "Military Officer Liao" and nobody knows when he was born or died
# “Records of the Grand Historian” says he was a theoretician so I have not used the word military
+ 尉繚 尉缭 [Wei4 Liao2] /Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin Emperor Qin Shi Huang秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 Huang2], possible author of the Wei Liao-zi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy/
# Now the other books
+ 武經七書 武经七书 [Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1] /Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 Tao1], “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], ”Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 Fa3], “Wu-zi” 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], “Wei Liao-zi” 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 Lu:e4] 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[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 Dui4]/
# 2
- 六韜 六韬 [liu4 tao1] /Six secret teachings, military classic attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙, adviser of King Wen of Zhou 周文王/
+ 六韜 六韬 [Liu4 Tao1] /”Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]/
- 薑子牙 姜子牙 [Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] /Jiang Ziya (late Shang dynasty, c. 1100 BC), partly mythical sage adviser of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, purported author of military classic Six secret teachings 六韜|六韬/also called 薑太公|姜太公/
+ 薑子牙 姜子牙 [Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] /Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), also known as 薑太公|姜太公[Jiang1 Tai4 Gong1], partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 Wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 Tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
- 薑太公 姜太公 [Jiang1 tai4 gong1] /Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙 (late Shang dynasty, c. 1100 BC), partly mythical sage adviser of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, purported author of military classic Six secret teachings 六韜|六韬/also called 薑太公|姜太公/
+ 薑太公 姜太公 [Jiang1 Tai4 gong1] /Jiang Taigong, also known as Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage adviser to King Wen of Zhou周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 Wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Stategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 Tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
# tone marks!!
# 3
- 司馬法 司马法 [Si1 ma3 fa3] /The Sima method by Sīmǎ Rángjū of Qí/also called Sīmǎ Rángjū's Art of war/
+ 司馬法 司马法 [Si1 ma3 Fa3] /“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[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1], written by Sima Rangju司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]/
- 司馬穰苴 司马穰苴 [Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1] /Sīmǎ Rángjū, strategist of Qí 齊國|齐国, dates unknown (c. 800 BC), author of Sīmǎ's Art of war 司馬法|司马法/
+ 司馬穰苴 司马穰苴 [Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1] /Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qí State齊國|齐国[Qi2 Guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
- 孫子 孙子 [Sun1 zi3] /Sun Tzu 孫武|孙武, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary of Confucius 孔夫子|孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi5], author of the Art of War (孫子兵法|孙武兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/
# He is more commonly known in English as Sun Tzu rather than Sun Wu
# Confusion courtesy of Wikipedia: “Both Sun Wǔ and Sun Bin were referred to as Sun Tzu in classical Chinese writings, and some historians thought that Sun Wǔ was in fact Sun Bin until Sun Bin's own treatise was discovered in 1972.”
# People can work out for themselves that he was a contemporary of Confucius if they want to (if indeed he was) – this is about him
# He was not a Legalist he was a Taoist
+ 孫子 孙子 [Sun1 zi3] /Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
- 孫武 孙武 [Sun1 Wu3] /Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of the Art of War 孫子兵法|孙武兵法/also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙武/
+ 孫武 孙武 [Sun1 Wu3] /Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
- 孫子兵法 孙子兵法 [Sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3] /The Art of War, martial treatise written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]/
# 4
+ 孫子兵法 孙子兵法 [Sun1 zi3 Bing1 Fa3] /”Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]/
 
# 5
# additional book
+ 吳子 吴子 [Wu2 zi3] /”Wu-zi”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3]/
+ 吳起 吴起 [Wu2 Qi3] /Wu Qi (440-381BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220BC), author of”Wu-zi” 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
# Title of the next one is a compound of the following two defs, users searching just for 三略 will still get the new def
- 三略 三略 [San1 lu:e4] /Three strategies, early Han dynasty book of military strategy by legendary Daoist immortal Huang Shihgong 黃石公/also called 太公兵法/
- 黃石公 黄石公 [Huang2 shi2 gong1] /Huang Shigong (Qin and early Han), legendary Daoist immortal, author of Three strategies 三略/
# my money is on Jiang Ziya as the author
# 6
+ 黃石公三略 黄石公三略 [Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 Lu:e4] /”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bing Fa 太公兵法|太公兵法[Tai4 gong1 Bing1 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2], Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] or an anonymous author/
# these have to be synced as well
+ 夏黃公 夏黄公 [Xia4 Huang2 gong1] /Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 Dai4] and purported author of ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 Lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
# not an immortal
+ 黃石公 黄石公 [Huang2 Shi2 gong1] /Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 Dai4] and purported author/
- 太公兵法 太公兵法 [Tai4 gong1 bing1 fa3] /same as Three strategies 三略, early Han dynasty book of military strategy by legendary Daoist immortal Huang Shihgong 黃石公/
+ 太公兵法 太公兵法 [Tai4 gong1 bing1 fa3] /alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
# 7
+ 唐太宗李衛公問對 唐太宗李卫公问对 [Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 Dui4] /”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang”, military treatise attributed to Li Jing李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
# Expand author def
+ 李衛公 李卫公 [Li3 Wei4 Gong1] /Li Wei Gong/Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing李靖|李靖 [Li3 Jing4]/
- 李靖 李靖 [Li3 Jing4] /Li Jing/
+ 李靖 李靖 [Li3 Jing4] /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[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 Dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/
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