Jiliac Desilijic Tiron

Jiliac Desilijic Tiron was a Hutt crimelord, the great-uncle of Jabba the Hutt, and the leader of the Desilijic kajidic in the years leading up to the Battle of Yavin.

Jiliac ran his crime empire from the Winter Palace and Nal Hutta and ruled Dilbana as its de facto governor. Near 3 BBY, Jiliac shifted his gender to female and gave birth to an unnamed offspring. Jiliac's increasing preoccupation with her child concerned Jabba, who began to consolidate his power.

In the last years of the Hutt's life, Jiliac and Jabba were running a profitable venture supplying raw spice to refining operations of Zavval and Teroenza on Ylesia. The Desilijic Hutts furthered their profits by launching pirate attacks against the shipments of processed spice under the guise of unrelated raiders. Zavval discovered the treachery, but was killed in a firefight by Han Solo and Bria Tharen. The death of Zavval created a power vacuum, and the Desilijic and Besadii clans were quick to attempt to increase their power. After Jiliac arranged for rival Hutt crimelord Aruk Besadii Aora to be poisoned, Desilijic gained the upper hand and Besadii was heavily penalized by the Hutt Grand Council.

Enraged, Durga Besadii Tai, son of Aruk, challenged Jiliac's right to rule under Old Law. Durga slew Jiliac, while Jabba killed the Desilijic youngling, resolving the conflict and establishing Jabba as the leader of Desilijic.

Appearances

 * The Paradise Snare
 * The Hutt Gambit
 * Rebel Dawn