Geng Bingwen

Timeline

1. 1356–1369Yixing (modern Yixing, Jiangsu) · JiangsuAfter Geng Junyong was killed in battle, Geng Bingwen inherited his post and led the old troops in repeated fighting against Zhang Shicheng around Yixing, repeatedly defeating the Wu army. Known for his skill at defense, he earned merit in the pacification of Jiangnan in the early Ming.
2. 1370–1380Xi'an Prefecture (Shaanxi) · ShaanxiIn the third year of Hongwu, in the great enfeoffment of merit subjects, Geng Bingwen was made Marquis of Changxing with a stipend of 1,500 piculs, hereditary. He was later appointed Left Chancellor of the Prince of Qin's household and concurrently Right Administrator of Shaanxi Province, acting on behalf of the Shaanxi Regional Military Commission, defending the northwest for a long period and taking part in frontier defense and military-administrative reform in the 1370s.
3. 1381–1403Zhending Prefecture (modern Zhengding, Hebei) · HebeiHe campaigned beyond the frontier several times in the middle and late Hongwu reign, then defended Liaodong and other places. In the first year of Jianwen he was appointed Grand General for the Subjugation of the Enemy, leading forces north against Zhu Di, Prince of Yan, and facing the Yan army along the Zhending line. Early in the Yongle reign he was impeached for wearing clothing beyond regulation and took his own life.