Sun Tzu

::This article is about the military strategist Sun Tzu. For the mathematician of the same name, see Sun Tzu (mathematician).

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Sun Tzu (ca 6th century BCE) (孫子 pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) was the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy (for the most part not dealing directly with tactics). He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory.

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6th century BCE - Pinyin - The Art of War - Chinese - Military strategy - Tactics - Realist - International relations theory

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The name Sun Tzu is an honorific title bestowed upon Sun Wu (??, S?n W?), the author's name. The word Wu, meaning "martial" or "military", is same as the word in "wu shu" or "martial art". Sun Wu also has a courtesy name, Chang Qing (??, Cháng Q?ng).

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Wu shu - Martial art - Courtesy name

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