Gat sa Lian

Gat Chalian (also Gat Salian), son of Gat Timog and Dayang Lahat, is the chieftain of Li-Han (primitive Chinese name of Malolos in Bulacan, Philippines). His descendants retained the whole name composition Gatsalian with a slight variation that made it to Gatchalian which is being adopted by the succeeding generations.

The kingdom of Lakan Dula stretched from Tondo to Pampanga and the chieftains were drawn from his royal kinship and given the title Gat.

Gat Chalian, Gat Salihan or Gat Salian was actually a title of the princes who ruled the ancient Li-Han.

References:

• https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=iLtuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA186&dq=Gat+s... Date accessed: March 9, 2020.
• Olmos, Arturo T., Tiongson Ancestry (1600 A.D. - 2000 A.D.) copy of typescript, unpublished document. 2000
• Gatbonton family tree

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Photos courtesy of:

• https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boxer_codex.jpg#mw-jump-t... portayal of the maginoo or ruling class, Boxer codex
• Gatbonton clan

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Gat Silayan Maginto and his wife Potongan were among the first settlers and rulers of Pakil, Laguna.

Before the Spaniards came, Paete was said to be a village under Gat Lakampawid, a native ruler from the ancient village of Lihan, a relative to Gatmaitim, Gat Silayan, Gat Pakil, the rulers of old town of Pakil. These native rulers from Old Lihan (now Malolos, Bulacan) was scattered along the suburbs of Kingdom of Tondo in the south and settled there.

References:

• https://ilovepakil.webs.com/historyofpakil.htm Date accessed: September 24, 2019.
• https://paete.gov.ph/about-paete/ Date accessed: September 24, 2019.