Sun Tzu 544 B.C.E

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Sun Tzu544 B.C.E 496 B.C.E

• By Chris Gent

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Important Locations

• Sun Tzu was born in 544 B.C.E in the state of Qi
  (or Chi), as many sources believe. He didnt
  travel around and didnt do any trading with any
  other countries.

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Timeline

• There are many disputes on the dates of Sun Tzus
  life. In traditional times, his life is listed
  from 544 B.C.E to 496 B.C.E. His writing period
  is 722-481, which is the Spring and Autumn Period
  and is the period when he wrote the Art of War,
  OR 476 221. Nobody knows the exact dates of his
  life, as their are no real records of his life.

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History

• It is said that Sun Tzu (who was born Sun Wu) was
  born into minor nobility in what is now Shandong
  in Northern China. He received a good education
  and wrote a military treatise so royalty would
  notice him and hire him.

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History Cont.

• Sun Tzu is famous for writing the book Art of
  War, which contains information about the best
  strategies and positions for war. It was
  originally 12 chapters but was then expanded to
  82 chapters. Sun Tzu used his tactics when he
  fought in war, and in one war were he was
  outnumbered 30,000 to 200,000, he still won
  because of how well his tactics were executed.

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History in my words

• Sun Wu was born into minor nobility were he
  received a good education. To get noticed by the
  royalty class he decided to write a military
  treatise, and it worked getting him hired as a
  General. After fighting in many wars, he decided
  to write the book Art of War which includes
  strategies and tactics for winning wars, not
  matter how outnumbered you are. It is said that
  he won a battle when he was outnumbered by
  170,000. One hundred years after his death, his
  name was changed to Sun Tzu as he was a master of
  Philosophy.

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Bibliography

• http//www.artofwar.net/china/suntzu.htm Dec 15,
  2009
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu Dec 15,
  2009
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War Dec
  16, 2009
• http//www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/wp-content/
  uploads/2008/01/suntzu2.jpg Dec 16, 2009
• http//www.online-literature.com/suntzu/ Dec 16,
  2009