Notable people
24 peopleFigures with the most linked events, works and records.
Campaigners
Commanders
Generals and commanders who led armies and decided campaigns
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Mural guide
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Commanders are the generals who led armies and directed operations. They decided deployment, advance and retreat in campaigns, and are recorded mainly in the biographies of the standard histories and in campaign accounts. They differ from strategists in commanding troops directly, and from frontier generals and naval commanders in not being defined by border defence or war on water.
People in this role
- Bo Mic. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
- Fu HaoDates unknown; consort of the Shang king Wu Ding
- Jiang ZiyaDates unknown; late Shang to early Zhou
- Duke of Zhou (Ji Dan)Dates unknown; early Western Zhou
- King Mu of ZhouDates unknown; Western Zhou king (r. c. 976–922 BCE)
- Duke Mu of Zhao (Ji Hu)c. 870 BCE–828 BCE
- Marquis of Shenc. 820 BCE–750 BCE
- Xian ZhenBirth unknown–627 BCE
- Han JueDates unknown; active 597–566 BCE
- Sun Wu (Sun Tzu)Dates unknown; late Spring and Autumn period
- Wu ZixuBirth unknown–484 BCE
- Ran Youc. 522 BCE–death unknown
- Zhao XiangziDates unknown; head of the Zhao clan from c. 475 BCE; died 443 or 425 BCE
- Zhibo YaoBirth unknown; d. 453 BCE; attested from 472 BCE
- Han KangziDates unknown; active around the siege of Jinyang, 455–453 BCE
- Wei HuanziDates unknown; active around the siege of Jinyang, 455–453 BCE
- Wu Qic. 440 BCE–381 BCE
- Shang Yangc. 390 BCE–338 BCE
- Gongsun Yan360 BCE–300 BCE
- Pang JuanBirth unknown–342 BCE (death by another account 341)
- Tian JiDates unknown; Qi general under Kings Wei and Xuan
- Le YiDates unknown; mid to late Warring States
- Lian PoDates unknown; Zhao, late Warring States
- Bai QiBirth unknown–257 BCE
- Zhao Kuoc. 290 BCE - 260 BCE
No people in this role for that dynasty.