Jilian
{{for multi|the town in Anhui Province|Jilian Town|the feminine given name|Jillian}}
Jilian ({{zh|c=季連|p=Jìlián}}) was the first recorded ruler of the ancient Chinese state that was later known as Chu. He adopted the clan name Mi ({{linktext|芈}}) and was the founder of the House of Mi that ruled Chu for over eight centuries.{{cite web|url=http://www.guoxue.com/shibu/24shi/shiji/sj_040.htm |title=楚世家 (House of Chu) |work=Records of the Grand Historian |author=Sima Qian |language=Chinese |accessdate=10 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310023405/http://www.guoxue.com/shibu/24shi/shiji/sj_040.htm |archivedate=10 March 2012 }}
Ancestry
According to legends recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, Jilian descended from the mythical Yellow Emperor and his grandson and successor Zhuanxu. Zhuanxu's great-grandson Wuhui(吳回) was put in charge of fire by Emperor Ku and given the title Zhurong. Wuhui's son Luzhong ({{lang|zh|陸終}}) had six sons, all born by Caesarian section. Jilian was the youngest of the six.
Family
According to the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, Jilian married Bi Zhui ({{lang|zh|妣隹}}), a granddaughter of the Shang dynasty king Pan Geng. They had two sons: Yingbo and Yuanzhong ({{lang|zh|遠仲}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.jianbo.org/admin3/2011/ziju001.htm |script-title=zh:清华简《楚居》解析 |trans-title=Analysis of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips |language=Chinese |author=Ziju (子居) |publisher=jianbo.org |accessdate=10 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232646/http://www.jianbo.org/admin3/2011/ziju001.htm |archivedate=2 December 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://economy.guoxue.com/?p=3798 |script-title=zh:论清华简《楚居》中的古史传说 |author=Li Xueqin |language=Chinese |publisher=Guoxue |date=21 September 2011 |accessdate=10 April 2012}} However, the Records of the Grand Historian recorded the name of Jilian's son as Fuju ({{lang|zh|附沮}}).
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