An empire was a system of government which controlled multiple culturally distinct population groups; often consisting of different planets and/or species. Empires were usually lead by an Emperor, who may be elected or hereditary.

There have been numerous empires in galactic history:

• The Infinite Empire, created by the Rakata sometime before 30,000 BBY. Ended in 25,200 BBY.
• Adas's Sith Empire, established after the Rakata were driven off Korriban.
• The Hutt Empire, from c. 25,200 BBY-25,000 BBY.
• Xim's empire, which lasted from 25,130 BBY to 25,100 BBY.
• The Azure Imperium, a pre-Republic empire centered on Axum.
• The Tapani Empire, extending from 7,328 BBY to 1,582 BBY.
• The Old Sith Empire, led by several Sith, including Marka Ragnos and Naga Sadow.
• Exar Kun's Sith Empire, in conjunction with the Brotherhood of the Sith.
• Darth Revan's Sith Empire, led by first Revan and then Malak in 3,956 BBY.
• The resurgent Sith Empire, which existed throughout the Great Galactic War and the Cold War.
• The New Sith Empire of the Brotherhood of Darkness, led by various Dark Lords of the Sith, including Kaan during the New Sith Wars.
• Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire
• Gardulla the Elder's criminal empire
• The Galactic Empire, led by Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader as the replacement for the Galactic Republic 19 BBY-19 ABY.
• Empire Reborn, between 4 ABY and 14 ABY.
• Zsinj's Empire formed in 4 ABY and fell in 8 ABY.
• The Ssi-ruuvi Imperium, the empire of the Ssi-ruuk, until 28 ABY.
• The Empire of the Hand, established in the Unknown Regions by Grand Admiral Thrawn in 9 ABY, which fell between 25 ABY and 30 ABY.
• The Yuuzhan Vong Empire, the government of the Yuuzhan Vong that was run by the Supreme Overlord and the Intendant caste 27 ABY–29 ABY.
• The Esselian Empire of the Darpa sector.
• The Hiromi Empire.
• The Fel Empire, formed some time after 44 ABY and destroyed in 130 ABY.
• The Empire-in-exile, a remnant of the Fel Empire from 130 ABY to 138 ABY.
• Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire 130 ABY to 138 ABY.
• The Vagaari Empire.
• The Second Imperium, formed in 19 ABY and run by an ersatz Palpatine, Brakiss, and four Royal Guards. It was ultimately destroyed by the New Republic in 23 ABY.
• The Corellian Empire
• The Imperial Remnant formed in 12 ABY and reorganized into the Fel Empire sometime after 44 ABY.

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See alsoEdit

• Star Wars: Empire, a series of comics about the Galactic Empire.
• "Empire", slang term given to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

External linksEdit

• Empire on Wikipedia