Fan Li

Fan Li was a Chinese businessman, military strategist, and politician from the Spring and Autumn period. He was an important political and military advisor to Goujian, the king of Yue.

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Who was born first?

• Fan Li and Phidias were born the same year
• Fan Li was born 2 years before Hippodamus of Miletus
• Fan Li was born 4 years after Zengzi
• Fan Li was born 4 years before Sophocles
• Fan Li was born 6 years before Empedocles

Timeline

1. Zengzi504–435 BC
2. Fan Li (this page)500–448 BC
3. Phidiascirca 500 BC – circa 430 BC
4. Hippodamus of Miletus498–408 BC
5. Sophoclescirca 496 BC – circa 406 BC
6. Empedoclescirca 494 BC – circa 434 BC

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