Sun tzu biography information sheet

Sun Tzu, also known as Sunzi or Sun Wu, was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771 to 256 BC)[1†].

He 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 thinking[1†]. His birth name was Sun Wu and he was known outside of his family by his courtesy name Changqing[1†].

Sun tzu biography information sheet

The name Sun Tzu, by which he is more popularly known, is an honorific which means "Master Sun"[1†].

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Sun Tzu’s exact birth date and location are not known, but he is believed to have been born around 544 BC[1†].

He was a contemporary of the famous philosopher Confucius and lived in a tumultuous era characterized by divisions and internal struggles[2†]. His historicity is uncertain, with some scholars debating his existence in the same way they debate the existence of his supposed contemporary L