Qu Yuan

Qu Yuan

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Qu Yuan (ca. 340 BC - 278 BC) was a Chinese patriotic poet from southern Chu during the Warring States Period. His works are mostly found in an...
Laozi

Laozi

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Laozi (also Lao Tse, Laotze, Lao Zi, and other variations) was a philosopher of ancient China and an important figure in Taoism (also called...

Zhuangzi

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Zhuangzi (Traditional: 莊子; Simplified: 庄子, Pinyin: Zhuāng Zǐ, Wade-Giles: Chuang Tzŭ, "lit". "Master Zhuang") was an influential Chinese philosopher...
Han Fei

Han Fei

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Han Fei (韓非) (ca. 280-233 BC) was a philosopher who, along with Li Si, developed Xun Zi's philosophy into the doctrine embodied by the "School of L...
Shang Yang

Shang Yang

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Shang Yang (d. 338 BC) was an important statesman of Qin in the Warring States Period of ancient China. With the support of Duke Xiao of Qin, Shang...
Sun Bin

Sun Bin

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Sun Bin was a military strategist who lived during the Warring States Period in ancient China. Born in Qi, he was a member of a local Sun family...
Zhang Liang

Zhang Liang

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Zhang Liang, courtesy name Zifang (子房), formally Marquess Wencheng of Liang, was a descendant from a noble family of State of Hán during the Warri...
Zhang Yi

Zhang Yi

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Zhang Yi (張儀) (???-309 BC), born in State of Wei during the Warring States Period of China. He was an important strategist helping Qin to diss...

Bai Qi

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Bai Qi (?-257 BC) was an outstanding military leader in the state of Qin in the Warring States Period. Born in Mei (now the Mei County in Shaanxi...
Wang Jian

Wang Jian

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Wang Jian (year of birth and death unknown), a military leader of Qin (state) in the Warring States Period. He was born in Guanzhong county, city...