Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 Wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 Tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]