Empire (disambiguation)
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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 in approximately 49,000 BBY. Ended in 25,200 BBY.
- Adas's Sith Empire, established after the Rakata were driven off Korriban.
- The Hutt Empire between 25,200 BBY to as far as 26 ABY.
- Xim's empire, which lasted from 25,130 BBY to 25,100 BBY.
- The Azure Imperium, a pre-Republic empire centered on Axum.
- The Galactic Republic, in its early years.
- 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 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.
- 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 41 ABY and destroyed in 130 ABY.
- The Empire-in-exile, a remnant of the Fel Empire.
- Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire.
- 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
- The New Republic (between the Galactic Civil War and the Yuuzhan Vong War).
- The Confederation, since it had great influence of separatism in the galaxy and had a Separatist Armada 40 ABY—.
- The Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, in the sense of a coalition.
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[edit] See also
- Star Wars: Empire, a series of comics about the Galactic Empire.
- "Empire", slang term given to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
