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李靖

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Jìng

Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對 Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn duì, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書 Wǔ jīng Qī shū

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
靖: jìng · pacify; appease; calm, peaceful

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3–4 · Li3 Jing4

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