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{{Short description|One of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China}}
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{{Chinese Military Texts}}
The '''''Wei Liaozi''''' ({{zh-tsp|t=尉繚子}}) is a text on military strategy, one of the [[Seven Military Classics]] of ancient China.<ref name="Sawyer">{{cite book | last = Sawyer | first = Ralph D. |author2=Mei Mei-chün Sawyer | title = The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China | publisher = Westview Press | year = 1993 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=N3z6OwIIf-IC | isbn =
==History and authorship==
The work is purportedly named after Wei Liao,<ref>"Zi" (子; "Tzu" in [[Wade-Giles]] transliteration) was used as a suffix for the family name of a respectable man in ancient Chinese culture. It is a rough equivalent to "Sir" and is commonly translated into English as "Master".</ref> who is said to have either been a student of [[Lord Shang]] or an important advisor during the [[Qin
==Content==
The ''Wei Liaozi'' frequently advocates both a civil and military approach to affairs. According to the text, agriculture and people are the two greatest resources of the state, and both should be nurtured and provided for. Although the ''Wei Liaozi'' does not specifically mention [[Confucianism]], the text advocates a government based on humanistic values, in line with that school of thought. The ruler should be the
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[[Category:Zhou dynasty texts]]
[[Category:Seven Military Classics]]
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