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The Art of War · Character

Wu Chʽi

A Chinese military leader and legalist philosopher.

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Also known as 吳起 Wu Chʽi, Chʽi

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Author of the Wu Tzǔ, a genuine work on war, died 381 BC.
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In Bibliography: Author of the Wu Tzǔ, a genuine work on war, died 381 BC. Later, in Endnotes: Described by Tu Mu as a general who shared…

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