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Overview The translated histories identify Li Jinglong as an aristocrat and general. This record brings together 23 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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Li Jinglong
李景隆
Li Jinglong
Title
Duke of Cao
曹國公
Identity
Historicity Historical
Identification Named
Sex Male Life and dates Attested activity Events and relationships Kind: political ·
Role: opener-of-gates ·
Action: admitted ·
Other Person Id: Zhu Di (朱棣) ·
Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建文四年Western Year: AD 1402Kind: military ·
Role: commander ·
Action: attacked Beiping with 500000 ·
Other Person Id: Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾) ·
Place: Beiping / 北平 ·
Date Context: Source Date: Text: 成祖舉兵Western Year: AD 1399References in the histories Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.
History of Ming, Chapter 5 Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 · 22 passages
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.
戊寅，景隆合兵五十萬，進營河間。
On wuyin Li Jinglong massed five hundred thousand men and moved to camp at Hejian.
王語諸將曰：「景隆色厲而中餒，聞我在必不敢遽來，不若往援永平以致其師。
The Prince told his commanders, "Jinglong blusters but his heart fails him. While he knows I am here he will not rush forward — we should relieve Yongping and pull him after us.
吳高怯不任戰，我至必走，然後還擊景隆。
Wu Gao is a coward and no fighter; once I appear he will run, and then we can wheel back on Jinglong.
景隆聞王征大宁，果引軍圍北平，筑垒九門，世子堅守不戰。
Li Jinglong, learning the Prince had gone to Da Ning, did invest Beiping, threw up works at the Nine Gates, and the heir apparent held the walls without fighting.
景隆遣都督陳晖侦敌，道左，出王軍后。
Li Jinglong sent the regional commander Chen Hui to scout; Chen took the left track and fell in behind the Prince's line.
辛未，與景隆戰於郑村坝。
On xinwei he met Li Jinglong at Zhengcun Dam.
王以精骑先破其七營，諸將继至，景隆大敗，奔還。
With elite horsemen he shattered seven camps in succession; the other commanders piled on, Li Jinglong was routed, and fled.
十二月，景隆调兵德州，期以明年春大舉。
In the twelfth month Li Jinglong regrouped at Dezhou, intending a major campaign the next spring.
景隆果由紫荆關來援。
Li Jinglong, as expected, came through Zijing Pass to relieve the city.
王已旋軍居庸，景隆兵多冻餒死者，不见敌而還。
The Prince had already swung back to Juyong; Li Jinglong's men froze and starved by the thousands, found no foe, and trudged home.
夏四月，景隆進兵河間，與郭英、吳杰、平安期會白溝河。
In the fourth month Li Jinglong pushed on Hejian and arranged with Guo Ying, Wu Jie, and Ping An to join at the Baigou.
遂薄景隆軍，戰不利。
He closed on Li Jinglong's host, but the fight turned against him.
景隆横阵數十里，破燕后軍。
Li Jinglong's battle line stretched for tens of li and shattered the Yan rear.
王荡其左，景隆兵乃绕出王后，大戰良久，飞矢雨注。
The Prince rolled up their left; Li Jinglong's men curled behind him, and the fight dragged on under a rain of arrows.
景隆疑有伏，不敢前，高煦救至，乃解。
Li Jinglong feared a trap and held back; Zhu Gaoxu arrived in time and the Prince was saved.
會旋风起，折景隆旗，王乘风縱火奋擊，斬首數萬溺死者十余萬人。
A whirlwind snapped Li Jinglong's standards; the Prince rode the gust, fired the field, and cut deep — tens of thousands slain and more than a hundred thousand drowned.
郭英溃而西，景隆溃而南，盡丧其所賜玺書斧钺，走德州。
Guo Ying fled west, Li Jinglong south, abandoning the seals, commissions, axes, and halberds the throne had bestowed, and ran for Dezhou.
五月癸酉，王入德州，景隆走济南。
In the fifth month, on guiyou, the Prince entered Dezhou; Li Jinglong escaped to Jinan.
庚辰，攻济南，敗景隆軍城下。
On gengchen he assaulted Jinan and broke Li Jinglong's force beneath the walls.
九月，盛庸代李景隆將，复取德州，與吳杰、平安、徐凯相掎角，以困北平。
In the ninth month Sheng Yong took command from Li Jinglong, recovered Dezhou, and with Wu Jie, Ping An, and Xu Kai set a pincer meant to choke Beiping.
乙丑，至金川門，谷王橞、李景隆等开門納王，都城遂陷。
On yichou he came to Jinchuan Gate. The Prince of Gu, Zhu Hui, Li Jinglong, and others opened the gates and let him in. The capital fell that day.
History of Ming, Chapter 8 Volume 8 Annals 8: Renzong · 1 passage