School of the Military Strategists

The School of the Military Strategists, also called the Military School, School of Military, or Military School of Thought among other names, was a school active in ancient Chinese philosophy from the Spring and Autumn period to the early Western Han dynasty. It primarily focused on military activities and the study of military principles and theories. Notable representatives of the school include Sun Wu, Sima Rangju from the Spring and Autumn period, Sun Bin, Wu Qi, Wei Liao, and Bai Qi from the Warring States period, as well as Zhang Liang and Han Xin from the early Western Han dynasty.
Its main works include Sunzi's Art of War, Wuzi, and Sun Bin on the Art of War.
In the category of Masters and Philosophers, the third of the four traditional categories into which Chinese literature was divided, the school ranks second in the Siku quanshu, just after the Confucian school.