Sun Bin
Sun Bin | |
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孫臏 | |
 Sun Bin | |
| Died | 316 BC |
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| Allegiance | Wei (former) Qi |
Conflicts | Battle of Guiling Battle of Maling |
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| Traditional Chinese | 孫臏 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙膑 | ||||||||
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Sun Bin (traditional Chinese: 孫臏; simplified Chinese: 孙膑; pinyin: Sūnbìn; Cantonese Yale: syun1ban3; 382 – 316 BC) was a Chinese general, military strategist, and writer who lived during the Warring States period of Chinese history. A supposed descendant of Sun Tzu, Sun was tutored in military strategy by the hermit Guiguzi. He was accused of treason by Pang Juan while serving Wei and punished by being branded and crippled. Sun escaped and became a strategist and commander for Qi, defeating Wei at the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling; Pang was killed at Maling. Sun's Art of War with the Yinqueshan Han Slips were discovered in 1972 after going missing for at least 1400 years.