Geng Jingzhong (耿精忠 Gěng Jīngzhōng|w=Keng Ching-chung; died 1682) was a powerful military commander of the early
Qing dynasty. He inherited the title of "King/Prince of Jingnan" (靖南王) from his father
Geng Jimao, who had inherited it from Jingzhong's grandfather
Geng Zhongming.
The "Dolo efu" 和碩額駙 rank was given to husbands of Qing princesses. Geng Jingmao managed to have both his sons Geng Jingzhong and Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 become court attendants under the Shunzhi Emperor and marry Aisin Gioro women, with Prince Abatai's granddaughter marrying Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 and Hooge's (a son of Hong Taiji) daughter marrying Geng Jingzhong. A daughter 和硕柔嘉公主 of the Manchu Aisin Gioro Prince Yolo 岳樂 (Prince An) was wedded to Geng Juzhong.
Firmly entrenched as a quasi independent ruler in Fujian, in 1674 Geng Jingzhong rebelled against Qing rule along with the other two of the Three Feudatories Wu Sangui and Shang Zhixin, who were also governing enormous principalities in south China. On November 6, Yanping fell to armies commanded by Jieshu, Qing armies eventually defeated Geng, who surrendered in 1676 and pledged his support to putting down the other revolting feudatories. The Qing then used Geng's troops to fight the other feudatories until the civil war ended. Soon after the Qing final victory in 1681, the Kangxi Emperor had Geng executed by slow slicing for treason.
Geng Jingzhong's brother Geng Juzhong was in Beijing with the Qing court with the Kangxi Emperor during the rebellion and was not punished by the Kangxi Emperor for his brother's revolt. Geng Juzhong died of natural causes in 1687. Geng Juzhong was a Third Class Viscount 三等子.
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耿精忠（1644年 - 1682年），
清朝靖南王，三藩之一。
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耿精忠為耿仲明之孫、耿繼茂的長子。耿家先世為山東人，被遷至遼東蓋州衛。耿仲明先為毛文龍轄下參將，毛文龍為袁崇煥所殺後轉投孫元化，孫元化為明廷所殺後，轉降努爾哈赤，順治初從多爾袞入關，1649年封靖南王。耿仲明死後，子耿繼茂襲爵。1671年耿繼茂卒，耿精忠襲靖南王爵。
耿精忠與肅親王豪格女成婚，封和碩額駙。繼位後，左右由於讖緯有「天子分身火耳」之謠，耿精忠便勸令部署將士以待變。1673年聞尚可喜將撤藩歸遼東，耿精忠與吳三桂為試探朝廷態度亦具疏請撤，康熙帝允許。吳三桂起兵時，招耿精忠共同起事，於是耿精忠在1674年自稱總統兵馬大將軍，蓄髮易冠服，於福州虜殺福建總督范承謨（范文程之子）及幕僚50餘人，與吳三桂合兵入江西，並且邀台灣鄭經由海道取沿海郡縣為聲援，一時兵勢甚盛。
耿精忠叛亂時，康熙命康親王傑書、將軍賴塔分由浙江、衢州討之。鄭經以耿精忠未遵守約定，逕取漳州、泉州二州，納其降將。耿精忠見大勢已去，于1676年降清。1680年鄭經敗回臺灣，耿精忠請入覲，康熙令三法司按治囚禁。1681年雲南平定後，次年耿精忠被磔於市，范承謨子范時崇分割其肉祭墓。這也應驗了「天子分身火耳」之謠：清皇帝磔殺（以刀分肉之刑）耿精忠。
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