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Li Jinglong (Chinese: 李景隆) (1369–1424), nickname Jiujiang (Chinese: 九江), was a Ming dynasty general. He was the son of Duke Li Wenzhong, the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor) through Zhu's older sister.
Historical records
During the Jingnan Campaign, he supported the Jianwen Emperor against the Prince of Yan (the later Yongle Emperor). An account cited how Jinglong besieged Beiping and face the Prince of Yan's wife, who mobilized other women to assist in the city's defense. The Jianwen emperor appeared to favor him, choosing to reinstate the general even after his losses to the Yongle emperor's army. After a string of defeats, the emperor finally replaced him with Sheng Yong.
Jinglong surrendered to the Prince of Yan and it was reported that he conspired with Prince Gu to betray the Jianwen emperor by opening the gates to Nanjing when the enemy's army arrived in July of 1402. Jinglong, however, ran afoul with the new emperor, who imprisoned him and stripped him of his title.
