King of the Gilites explained

The King of the Gilites (also spelled King of the Jil/Gil) was a title used by the rulers of Dakhel and its surroundings. The kingdom was mostly ruled by the Gilite Shahanshahvand clan.

Sources

• Book: Madelung, W. . The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs . 1975 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . Frye . R. N. . Wilferd Madelung . The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran . 198–249 . 978-0-521-20093-6 . https://books.google.com/books?id=hvx9jq_2L3EC&pg=PA198.
• Web site: GĪLĀN iv. History in the Early Islamic Period . Madelung . W. . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition . 27 February 2016.