Prince of Jingjiang

Prince of Jingjiang 靖江王
Creation date1370
Created byHongwu Emperor
PeerageSpecial princely peerage for imperial clansman of Ming Dynasty
First holderZhu Shouqian
Last holderZhu Rensheng, Prince Xianding
StatusExtinct
Extinction date1650
Seat(s)Guilin

Prince of Jingjiang (靖江王) was a princely peerage created and used during the Ming dynasty. It was the tenth princely peerage created by the Hongwu Emperor; his grandnephew Zhu Shouqian was the first to be enfeoffed as Prince of Jingjiang. The Princedom of Jingjiang was distinct from other princely peerages in that the princely title contained two Chinese characters, common to second-rank princedoms but not first-rank princedoms. Nevertheless, the Prince of Jingjiang was still a first-rank princely peerage. The heir apparent to the Princedom of Jingjiang was styled Hereditary Prince, but the titles for other non-inheriting male members of the line was bulwark general or supporter general while female members were styled county lady or village lady, not commandery prince/princess as was common with other first-rank peerages.

Shitao, a Chinese landscape painter in the early part of the Qing Dynasty, was descended from the Princes of Jingjiang.