姜 子 牙

Jiāng Zǐ yádictionary entry

Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhōu Wén wáng] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liù tāo], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū]

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姜子牙 姜子牙 [Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] /Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/

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