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Jiang Ziya
Jiang Ziya, also known as Jiang Taigong, was a minister and military adviser to Kings Wen and Wu of Zhou in the eleventh century BCE. Tradition credits him with leading the Zhou forces to victory over the Shang at the Battle of Muye, after which he was enfeoffed with the State of Qi in present-day Shandong. He became a legendary figure of Chinese strategy and religion, and the Six Secret Teachings were attributed to him.
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