Important Figures
The Five Hegemons (春秋五霸):
Traditional history lists five hegemons during the Spring and Autumn Period:
- Lord Huan of Qi
- Duke Wen of Jin
- King Zhuang of Chu
- Duke Mu of Qin
- Duke Xiang of Song
An alternative list replaces the final two with:
- King Fuchai of Wu
- King Goujian of Yue
Bureaucrats or Officers
- Guan Zhong, advisor of Duke Huan of Qi
- Baili Xi, prime minister of Qin.
- Bo Pi, bureaucrat under King Helü who played an important diplomatic role in Wu-Yue relations.
- Wen Zhong and Fan Li, the two advisors of King Goujian of Yue in his war against Wu
- Zi Chan, leader of self-strengthening movements in Zheng
Influential scholars
- Confucius or Kongzi, leading figure in Confucianism
- Lao-tse or Laozi, teacher of Daoism
- Mo-tse, Mozi, or Micius, founder of Mohism
- Sun Tzu or Sunzi, author of The Art of War
Other people
- Lu Ban
- Yao Li, sent by King Helü to kill Qing Ji
- Zhuan Zhu, sent by Helü to kill his cousin King Liao
- Bo Ya
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