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500
Northern States begin building Great Wall of China
The Northern States were building the Great Wall to keep out the Barbarians and protect their land. -
Period: 502 to 505
Dominance of Yang Hu in LU
Yang Hu was the military general from the state of Lu. He was rumored to be as intelligent as Confucius and a great military strategist. -
506
Peace between major states breaks
The peace between the major states was broken by King Wu, who did not sign the pact of Shangch'iu, which was a pact that was supposed to stop the Chinese states from fighting one another. -
510
Sun Tzu writes the Art of War
The Art of War is what Sun Tzu is most known for. It is a book on military strategy that changed the way war was fought forever. This was also the year that Wu employed Sun Tzu. -
514
King Helü of Wu comes into power
King Helü of Wu was the king of the state of Wu from 514 BC to 496 BC. He is also the person who employed Sun Tzu as a military strategist. -
544
Sun Tzu is born
Sun Tzu was born in 544 BC in the Spring and Autumn period, which started in 722 BC and ended in 256 BC. -
Sun Tzu dies.
Sun Tzu died when he was around 48 years old. His book, the Art of War, was not very popular yet, but was still used by some Chinese generals.
