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Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖, c. 630 – c. 593 BCE) was a
Chinese hydraulic engineer and politician. He was a
court minister serving the
administration of King Zhuang...
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Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay to the south. Its
abbreviated form name was
Sunshū (駿州).
Suruga was one of the
original provinces of ****an
established in the...
- to his courtiers, as was the
proper conduct.
Before the
prime minister Sunshu Ao died in c. 593 BC, he
treated You Meng well.
After his death, his family...
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challenged by two courtiers,
reformed his ways. The king made
Sunshu Ao his chancellor.
Sunshu Ao
began a
series of
major dam-works and an
enormous planned...
- the Zhou dynasty,
ultimately as a
means to aid
agricultural irrigation.
Sunshu Ao, the
Chancellor of Wei who
served King
Zhuang of Chu,
dammed a river...
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Zhuang was
intimidated by the
presence of the Jin army; even his
commander Sunshu Ao was
initially in
favour of retreat. Wu Can, a Chu commander, advised...
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Shinano Province) 信州諏訪湖 Shinshū Suwa-ko 18
Ejiri in
Suruga Province 駿州江尻
Sunshū Ejiri 19 In the
Mountains of Tōtōmi
Province 遠江山中 Tōtōmi san-chū 20 Ushibori...
- 350 BCE, in the
regions of Iraq, Iran, and Egypt. In
ancient China there was
Sunshu Ao (6th
century BC),
Ximen Bao (5th
century BC), Du Shi (circa 31 AD), Zhang...
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water for irrigation, as well as
locks to
allow ships to p**** through.
Sunshu Ao is
considered the
first Chinese hydraulic engineer.
Another important...
- (尾張国 (尾州))
Mikawa (Sanshū) (三河国 (三州)) Tōtōmi (Enshū) (遠江国 (遠州))
Suruga (
Sunshū) (駿河国 (駿州)) Izu (Zushū) (伊豆国 (豆州)) –
separated from
Suruga Province in 680...
