Sun Tzu [a] was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). 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 thought.

Mar 19, 2025 · Sun Tzu was a Chinese military strategist who served the state of Wu near the end of the Spring and Autumn period. He was the reputed author of The Art of War, the earliest known treatise on war and military science.

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The Art of War is traditionally attributed to an ancient Chinese military general known as Sun Tzu (pinyin: Sūnzǐ), meaning 'Master Sun'. Sun Tzu is said to have lived in the 6th century BC, but the earliest parts of The Art of War probably date to at least 100 years later.

Dec 28, 2024 · Sun Tzu was a main commander of the Wu army that emerged victoriously. The Wu army captured the Chu capital, Ying, and destroyed it. Sun Tzu died around 496 BC, aged 47 or 48, in Gusu, Wu, Zhou Kingdom.

Sun Zi (Chinese: 孫, 子, Sūn Zǐ; Wade-Giles: Sun Tzu) (c. 544 – 496 B.C.E.) was a Chinese author of The Art of War (Chinese: 兵, 法), an ancient Chinese classic on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory.

Jul 9, 2020 · Sun Tzu (l. c. 500 BCE) was a Chinese military strategist and general best known as the author of the work The Art of War, a treatise on military strategy (also known as The Thirteen Chapters).

Jul 18, 2017 · The Art of War (Sunzi bingfa) is a 5th-century BCE military treatise written by the Chinese strategist Sun-Tzu (aka Sunzi or Sun Wu). Covering all aspects of warfare, it seeks to advise commanders on how to prepare, mobilise, attack, defend, and treat the vanquished.

Apr 23, 2010 · Scholars have long believed that The Art of War’s author was a Chinese military leader named Sun Tzu, or Sunzi. Today, however, many people think that there was no Sun Tzu: Instead, they...

Read Sun-tzu's Art of War, the first military treatise ever written, in traditional Chinese with English and French translations (Giles and Amiot).