also: しょうおうか
noun
School of Diplomacy
Historical term for a school of thought in China's Warring States period, focused on diplomatic strategy and alliances. Often mentioned alongside 諸子百家 (Hundred Schools of Thought).
See also: 諸子百家
縦横家は、戦国時代の中国で外交戦略を説いた思想家たちを指す。
The School of Diplomacy refers to thinkers in China's Warring States period who advocated diplomatic strategies.
諸子百家 is the broader category of Hundred Schools of Thought, while 縦横家 is one specific school within it.
From Chinese 縱橫家 (Zònghéngjiā), literally 'vertical-horizontal school', referring to the two main diplomatic strategies of forming north-south or east-west alliances.