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Thirty-Six Stratagems

term used to illustrate a series of 36 stratagems (referenced: the Book of Qi's seventh biographical volume, Biography of Wáng Jìngzé (王敬則傳), ca. 436CE)
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Thirty-Six Stratagems

Summary

Thirty-Six Stratagems is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's instance of is recorded as Enumeration of 36[4].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's genre is recorded as essay[5].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's language of work or name is recorded as Middle Chinese[6].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's country of origin is recorded as Southern Qi[7].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Deceive the heavens to cross the ocean[8].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Besiege Wèi to rescue Zhào[9].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Kill with a borrowed sword[10].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Wait at leisure while the enemy labors[11].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Loot a burning house[12].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west[13].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Create something from nothing[14].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Openly repair the gallery roads, but sneak through the passage of Chencang[15].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Watch the fires burning across the river[16].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Hide a knife behind a smile[17].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree[18].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Take the opportunity to pilfer the goat[19].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Stomp the grass to scare the snake[20].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul[21].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Lure the tiger off its mountain lair[22].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as In order to capture, one must set loose[23].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Tossing out a brick to get a jade gem[24].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief[25].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Remove the firewood from under the pot[26].
  • Thirty-Six Stratagems's has part is recorded as Disturb the water and catch a fish[27].

Why It Matters

Thirty-Six Stratagems ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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