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Chia Lin

A Tang dynasty commentator on The Art of War.

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Also known as Lin

First appearance: The Commentators

Chia Lin shows up with force in The Commentators. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Tʽang dynasty commentator whose work is of scanty texture and perhaps the least valuable of the eleven.
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  • Commentators and translators
  • Protagonist

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