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Overview The translated histories identify Geng Bingwen as a general and official. This record brings together 5 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names Type English Chinese Pinyin
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Geng Bingwen
耿炳文
Geng Bingwen
Personal name
Geng Bingwen
耿炳文
Geng Bingwen
Identity
Historicity Historical
Identification Named
Sex Male Life and dates Attested activity Career and standing Label: grand general / 大將軍Action: appointedDate Context: Source Date: Text: 建文元年八月Western Year: AD 1399
Label: 左右率府副使Action: concurrent
Label: 僉大都督府事Action: held
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History of Ming, Chapter 5 Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 · 4 passages
八月，天子以耿炳文為大將軍，帥師致討。
In the eighth month the court named Geng Bingwen grand general and marched him against the Prince.
大將軍部校張保來降，言大將軍軍三十萬，先至者十三萬，半營滹沱河南，半營河北。
Zhang Bao, a staff officer under Geng Bingwen, defected and said the grand general had three hundred thousand men, with one hundred thirty thousand already up — half south of the Hutuo and half on the north bank.
壬戌，王至真定，與張玉、譚淵等夾擊炳文軍，大破之，獲其副將李堅、甯忠及都督顧成等，斬首三萬級。
On renxu he came to Zhending and, with Zhang Yu and Tan Yuan, caught Geng Bingwen in a pincer, broke him completely, and took his deputies Li Jian and Ning Zhong and the regional commander Gu Cheng; thirty thousand heads were counted.
天子聞炳文敗，遣曹國公李景隆代領其軍。
Learning of Geng Bingwen's rout, the court sent the Duke of Cao, Li Jinglong, to take over the army.
History of Ming, Chapter 115 Volume 115 Biographies 3: Emperor Xingzong Xiaokang, Emperor Ruizong Xingxian · 1 passage
於是左丞相李善長兼太子少師，右丞相徐達兼太子少傅，中書平章錄軍國重事常遇春兼太子少保，右都督馮宗異兼右詹事，中書平章政事胡廷端、廖永忠、李伯升兼同知詹事院事，中書左、右丞趙庸、王溥兼副詹事，中書參政楊憲兼詹事丞，傅瓛兼詹事，同知大都督康茂才、張興祖兼左右率府使，大都督府副使顧時、孫興祖同知左右率府事，僉大都督府事吳楨、耿炳文兼左右率府副使，御史大夫鄧愈、湯和兼諭德，御史中丞劉基、章溢兼贊善大夫，治書侍御史文原吉、范顯祖兼太子賓客。
Li Shanchang, left chancellor, became junior tutor; Xu Da, right chancellor, junior mentor; Chang Yuchun, associate director for military affairs, junior guardian; Feng Zongyi, right commissioner, right household master; Hu Tingduan, Liao Yongzhong, and Li Bosheng, associate directors, associate household masters; Zhao Yong and Wang Pu, vice directors, deputy household masters; Yang Xian, participating secretary, household master assistant; Fu Rong, household master; Kang Maocai and Zhang Xingzu, associate capital commissioners, left and right rate-office commandants; Gu Shi and Sun Xingzu, deputy commissioners, associate commandants; Wu Zhen and Geng Bingwen, commissioners, deputy commandants; Deng Yu and Tang He, censors-in-chief, preceptors; Liu Ji and Zhang Yi, vice censors-in-chief, senior companions; Wen Yuanji and Fan Xianzu, investigating secretaries, crown prince's guests.