Previous Great Galactic War Next Darth Desolous conflict[1] Cold War Beginning 3,653 BBY, The signing of the Treaty of Coruscant at the Alderaan peace conference End 3,641 BBY Place The galaxy Major battles Battle of Balmorra Battle of Dantooine Battle of Voss Eternal War of Voss Ord Mantell Civil War Alderaan Civil War Imperial Prison Break Initiative Independent Operation Sebaddon[2] Battle of Ilum Battle of Hoth Attack on Corellia Battle for Quesh Taris resettlement initiative Combatants Galactic Republic Jedi Order House Organa Ord Mantell Government Hutt Cartel renegades Balmorran Resistance Sith Empire Chiss Ascendancy House Thul Various third parties capitalizing on the galactic conflict Exchange Hutt Cartel Killik (Black Hive) Mandalorians Pirate Confederation[3] Mantellian Separatist Movement Various Alderaanian royal houses Voss natives Commanders Supreme Chancellor Janarus Grand Master Satele Shan Supreme Commander Stantorrs[2] General Garza[4] SIS Director[5] Colonel Pipalidi[2] Captain Tekla Ansgar[6] Governor Saresh Sith Emperor Dark Council Darth Jadus[7] Darth Marr Darth Mekhis Darth Howl[2] Darth Thanaton† Darth Baras Darth Chratis†[2] Darth Angral† Darth Malgus Grand Moff Rycus Kilran†[8] Minister of Intelligence Keeper[9] General Rakton Voidwolf† Suudaa Nem'ro (Hutt Cartel) Tassaa Bareesh (Hutt Cartel)[2] Mandalore the Vindicated (Mandalorians) Bouris Ulgo (House Ulgo) [Source]

The Cold War was a very intense stand-off between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic after 3,653 BBY. The Treaty of Coruscant ended the Great Galactic War, sealing the Sith Empire's victory. Peace was gained, but tensions between the Sith and the Republic remained high. In the twelve years after the War, fear and uncertainty gripped the galaxy. Border skirmishes and proxy wars between the Sith and Republic erupted and the uneasy truce between the two foes appeared to be on the verge of collapse.

Contents 1 History 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 References 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

The terms of the punitive Treaty of Coruscant called for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Republic and Jedi forces from battlefields across the galaxy. As the Treaty went into effect, worlds once allied with the Republic were left defenseless, and were quickly absorbed by the Empire. Coruscant was also placed under the rule of the Sith Empire for a short time.

As the Jedi returned to their ruined temple on Coruscant, they were met by anger on the part of the Senate, who placed blame for the war at the feet of the Order. The Jedi, unable to stay on Coruscant where public opinion had turned against them, relocated to the world of their origin, Tython.^[10]

Although his Empire was stronger than ever, the Sith Emperor no longer seemed to desire total conquest. He handed over control of the Empire to the Dark Council, a body of twelve Sith Lords who would oversee the day-to-day affairs of state. The Dark Lord went on to pursue his own mysterious goals as the Sith consolidated their power.^[11]

Border skirmishes and proxy wars between the Sith and Republic erupted and the uneasy truce between the two foes appeared to be on the verge of collapse. The conflict included small battles in the Outer Rim and other conflicts fought by proxy.^[10] One such conflict was the Civil War on Ord Mantell between the corrupt planetary government that remained loyal to the Republic and a guerrilla force of separatists wishing to secede.^[12]

Although the galactic situation could easily have erupted into another galactic conflict, neither side was ready to wage a full-scale war yet again. During the Cold War, Kel Dor Jedi Master Gnost-Dural made a record of the events surrounding the treaty at the behest of the Jedi Council on Tython.^[10]

AppearancesEdit

• Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant (First appearance)
• Timeline 12: The Great Hyperspace War (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Lost Suns
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (First identified as Cold War)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• GameSpot: Star Wars: The Old Republic revealed
• "Class Wars!"—Star Wars Insider 114
• The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic

ReferencesEdit

History of the Jedi Order
The Great Schism · Great Hyperspace War Great Sith War · Mandalorian Wars · Jedi Civil War First Jedi Purge · Great Galactic War · Cold War New Sith Wars · Republic Dark Age · Ruusan Reformation Great Jedi Purge · New Jedi Order · Yuuzhan Vong War Lost Tribe of Sith resurgence · Sith–Imperial War Second Imperial Civil War/Third Jedi Purge
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History of the Sith
First Sith Empire · Hundred-Year Darkness · Sith Empire Old Sith Wars (Great Hyperspace War · Great Sith War · Jedi Civil War· Dark Wars · Sith Civil War) Great Galactic War · Cold War New Sith Wars (Second Sith Civil War · Republic Dark Age) Order of the Sith Lords · Lumiya's Sith · Lost Tribe of Sith · Lost Tribe of Sith resurgence One Sith
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