# The Art of War — Character guide

> Key figures in The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

- [Sun Tzǔ](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/sun_tzu.md): The legendary Chinese military strategist and author of The Art of War.
- [Tu Mu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tu_mu.md): A Tang dynasty poet and commentator on Sun Tzǔ's work.
- [Capt. E. F. Calthrop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/capt_calthrop.md): An early English translator of The Art of War.
- [Chang Yü](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chang_yu.md): A commentator on Sun Tzǔ's text from the Sung dynasty.
- [Tsʽao Kung](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tsao_kung.md): A famous Chinese warlord and commentator on The Art of War.
- [Tu Yu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tu_yu.md): A Tang dynasty scholar and commentator on military classics.
- [Mei Yao-chʽên](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/mei_yao_chen.md): A Sung dynasty poet and commentator on Sun Tzǔ.
- [Pan Chʽao](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/pan_chao.md): A Han dynasty general mentioned in the commentaries.
- [Wang Hsi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/wang_hsi.md): A commentator on The Art of War from the Sung period.
- [Han Hsin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/han_hsin.md): A brilliant Han dynasty general cited in the text.
- [Chʽên Hao](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chen_hao.md): A commentator on Sun Tzǔ's military treatise.
- [Chia Lin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chia_lin.md): A Tang dynasty commentator on The Art of War.
- [Li Chʽüan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/li_chuan.md): A Tang dynasty writer who annotated Sun Tzǔ.
- [Ho Lu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/ho_lu.md): King of Wu who tested Sun Tzǔ with his concubines.
- [Confucius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/confucius.md): The great Chinese philosopher, quoted in the commentaries.
- [Sun Hsing-yen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/sun_hsing_yen.md): A scholar who edited and commented on Sun Tzǔ's text.
- [Tʽien Chi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tien_chi.md): A general of Chʽi state mentioned in historical examples.
- [Chao Kua](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chao_kua.md): A Zhao general whose defeat is cited as a cautionary tale.
- [Sun Pin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/sun_pin.md): A descendant of Sun Tzǔ and military strategist.
- [Tung Cho](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tung_cho.md): A warlord from the Three Kingdoms period, cited in examples.
- [Napoleon Bonaparte](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/napoleon.md): The French emperor, referenced as a modern military example.
- [Mêng Ta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/meng_ta.md): A Shu Han general mentioned in the commentaries.
- [Prince Chuang of Chʽu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/prince_chuang_of_chu.md): A ruler of Chʽu known for his military campaigns.
- [Pʽang Chüan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/pang_chuan.md): A Wei general defeated by Sun Pin in a famous battle.
- [Wu Chʽi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/wu_chi.md): A Chinese military leader and legalist philosopher.
- [Li Ching](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/li_ching.md): A Tang dynasty general and military writer.
- [Lü Mêng](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/lu_meng.md): A Wu general from the Three Kingdoms period.
- [Hannibal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/hannibal.md): The Carthaginian general, cited as a military exemplar.
- [Wellington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/wellington.md): The Duke of Wellington, referenced in modern comparisons.
- [Marshal Turenne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/turenne.md): A French marshal mentioned in the preface.
- [Tsʽao Kuei](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tsao_kuei.md): A strategist from the Spring and Autumn period.
- [Ssǔ-ma Chʽien](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/ssu_ma_chien.md): The Han dynasty historian, source of many anecdotes.
- [Wei Liao Tzǔ](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/wei_liao_tzu.md): A Chinese military text author cited in the work.
- [Lü Pu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/lu_pu.md): A warlord from the Three Kingdoms era, mentioned briefly.
- [Stonewall Jackson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/stonewall_jackson.md): A Confederate general referenced in the preface.
- [Tsʽao Tsʽao](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tsao_tsao.md): A Han dynasty warlord and commentator on Sun Tzǔ.
- [King of Wu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/king_of_wu.md): The ruler who employed Sun Tzǔ as a general.
- [Tʽai Kung](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tai_kung.md): A legendary Chinese strategist and advisor to King Wen.
- [Chao Shê](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chao_she.md): A Zhao general known for his military skill.
- [Wang Chien](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/wang_chien.md): A Qin general who conquered the Zhao state.
- [Ssǔ-ma I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/ssu_ma_i.md): A Wei general and strategist from the Three Kingdoms.
- [Ssǔ-ma Jang-chü](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/ssu_ma_jang_chu.md): A Spring and Autumn period military commander.
- [Chʽao Kung-wu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chao_kung_wu.md): A Song dynasty bibliographer cited in the text.
- [Chu-ko Liang](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chu_ko_liang.md): The Shu Han chancellor and military strategist.
- [Col. Henderson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/colonel_henderson.md): A British military writer referenced in the preface.
- [King of Yüeh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/king_of_yueh.md): The ruler of Yüeh, often in conflict with Wu.
- [Chou Hsin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chou_hsin.md): The last Shang king, overthrown by King Wu.
- [Yao Hsiang](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/yao_hsiang.md): A Jin dynasty rebel general mentioned in examples.
- [Père Amiot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/pere_amiot.md): A French Jesuit who translated Sun Tzǔ into French.
- [M. Chavannes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/m_chavannes.md): A French sinologist cited in the preface.
- [Mencius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/mencius.md): The Confucian philosopher, quoted in the work.
- [Chu Hsi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/chu_hsi.md): A Neo-Confucian scholar referenced in the text.
- [General Grant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/general_grant.md): Ulysses S. Grant, mentioned in the preface.
- [Frederick the Great](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/frederick_the_great.md): The Prussian king, cited as a military leader.
- [Lien Pʽo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/lien_po.md): A Zhao general from the Warring States period.
- [Duke Chuang of Lu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/duke_chuang_of_lu.md): A Lu ruler involved in the battle of Chʽang-shao.
- [Huang Ti](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/huang_ti.md): The Yellow Emperor, legendary founder of Chinese civilization.
- [Wu Yüan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/wu_yuan.md): A Wu statesman and general, also known as Wu Zixu.
- [Duke Ching of Chʽi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/duke_ching_of_qi.md): A Qi ruler mentioned in the commentaries.
- [Ou-yang Hsiu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/ou_yang_hsiu.md): A Song dynasty scholar and official cited in the text.
- [Legge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/legge.md): James Legge, a Scottish sinologist referenced in the work.
- [Kao Tsu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/kao_tsu.md): The founder of the Han dynasty, mentioned in examples.
- [Hsün Ying](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/hsun_ying.md): A Jin general from the Spring and Autumn period.
- [Kung-tzǔ Kuang](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/kung_tzu_kuang.md): A prince of Wu who later became King Ho Lu.
- [Yeh Shui-hsin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/yeh_shui_hsin.md): A Song dynasty scholar cited in the bibliography.
- [Chêng Yu-hsien](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/cheng_yu_hsien.md): A Qing dynasty editor of Sun Tzǔ's text.
- [Tʽai Tsung](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/tai_tsung.md): The Tang emperor who wrote on military strategy.
- [Fu Yen-chʽing](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/fu_yen_ching.md): A Tang dynasty general mentioned in the text.
- [Ching Kʽo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/ching_ko.md): An assassin who attempted to kill the Qin king.
- [Êrh-chu Chao](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/characters/erh_chu_chao.md): A Northern Wei general mentioned in the commentaries.

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