Dictionary Entry: 姜子牙
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Pinyin
姜子牙
jiāng zǐ yá
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]