Geng Bingwen (Chinese: 耿炳文; pinyin: Gěng Bǐngwén; 1334–1403), a native of Hao Prefecture (present-day Fengyang, Anhui) was a Ming dynasty general. He participated in the Jingnan Campaign on the side of the Jianwen Emperor. After the Prince of Yan Zhu Di ascended the throne, he committed suicide.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. History of Ming, Volume 30: “耿炳文,濠人。父君用,從太祖渡江,積功為管軍總管。援宜興,與張士誠兵爭柵,力戰死。炳文襲職,領其軍。取廣德,進攻長興,敗士誠將趙打虎,獲戰船三百余艘,擒其守將李福安等,遂克長興。長興據太湖口,陸通廣德,與宣、歙接壤,為江、浙門戶。太祖既得其地,大喜,改為長安州,立永興翼元帥府,以炳文為總兵都元帥,守之。溫祥卿者,多智數。避亂來歸,炳文引入幕府,畫守御計甚悉。”
  2. History of Ming, Volume 130: “始,炳文守長興,功最高,太祖榜列功臣,以炳文附大將軍達為一等。及洪武末年,諸公、侯且盡,存者惟炳文及武定侯郭英二人;而炳文以元功宿將,為朝廷所倚重。建文元年,燕王兵起。帝命炳文為大將軍,帥副將軍李堅、寧忠北伐,時年六十有五矣。兵號三十萬,至者惟十三萬。八月次真定,分營滹沱河南北。都督徐凱軍河間,潘忠、楊松駐鄚州,先鋒九千人駐雄縣。值中秋,不設備,為燕王所襲,九千人皆死。忠等來援,過月漾橋,伏發水中。忠、松俱被執,不屈死。鄚州陷。而炳文部將張保者降燕,備告南軍虛實。燕王縱保歸,使張雄、鄚敗狀,謂:「北軍且至。」於是炳文移軍盡渡河,並力當敵。軍甫移,燕兵驟至,循城蹴擊。炳文軍不得成列,敗入城。爭門,門塞,蹈藉死者不可數計。燕兵遂圍城。炳文眾尚十萬,堅守不出。燕王知炳文老將,未易下,越三日,解圍還。而帝驟聞炳文敗,憂甚。太常卿黃子澄遂薦李景隆為大將軍,乘傳代炳文。比至軍,燕師已先一日去。炳文歸,景隆代將,竟至於敗。”
  3. History of Ming, Volume 130: “燕王稱帝之明年,玉帶用紅鞓,僭妄不道。炳文懼,自殺。”
  4. History of Ming, Volume 130: “子璿,前軍都督僉事。尚懿文太子長女江都公主。炳文北伐,璿嘗勸直搗北平。炳文受代歸,不復用,璿憤甚。永樂初,杜門稱疾,坐罪死。”
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