Jamillia

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Jamillia was the successor of Queen Amidala, formally styled as Her Royal Highness, Queen Jamillia of Naboo. Jamillia, like her predecessor, was a young woman when elected (though not as young as Padmé Amidala was during her first term), with a regal and dignified bearing.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 External links 6 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

Jamillia's predecessor, after serving two successful four-year terms as Queen, was popular enough that many of the Naboo wanted to amend their constitution to allow Amidala to serve a third term. However, Padmé Amidala graciously declined the honor, and Jamillia became Naboo's next elected monarch. The new Queen asked her still-popular predecessor to continue her career in public service by becoming Naboo's Senator, even though Amidala had reached the normal age for the Naboo to retire from politics and was well within her rights to do so. Padmé agreed and became Naboo's representative in the Galactic Senate.

The membership of the Royal Advisory Council under Queen Jamillia was apparently different from the membership under Amidala, with the exception of Sio Bibble.

During the Separatist Crisis, Jamillia was one of many planetary rulers who opened up their worlds to aide many refugees loyal to the Galactic Republic who were fleeing the worlds seceding from the Republic. For this she received much criticism, particularly from unions representing Naboo spice miners, whose main ports became a part of the refugee movement on Naboo.

In 22 BBY, after surviving a Separatist-backed assassination attempt, Padmé left Coruscant for the safety of Naboo. Just after the start of the Clone Wars, during the run-up to the Battle of Ohma-D'un, Jamillia appointed C-3PO as Naboo's ambassador to the Jedi Order. Around this time Jamillia began sympathising with the Separatist cause, but after serving one term as Queen of Naboo, Jamillia was replaced by Queen Apailana.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Jamillia was portrayed by Ayesha Dharker in Attack of the Clones.

The name "Jamillia" and variants thereof, are common female names in Arabic, meaning "beautiful". In Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary and some of the early scripts of Attack of the Clones, the transliteration "Jamilla" was used instead.^[2] Her name also bears a resemblance to the Wookiee "Jommillia" from early drafts of Star Wars.

[edit] Appearances

•  Mid Rim Worlds Open Ports to Refugees—HoloNet News Vol. 531 52 (First appearance)
•  Naboo Miners Clog Ports in Protest—HoloNet News Vol. 531 53
•  BREAKING NEWS: Amidala Alive—HoloNet News Vol. 531 56 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
• Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
• The Official Star Wars Fact File
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The New Essential Chronology
•  "TCG: Attack of the Clones" - Star Wars Trading Card Game (Card: Queen Jamillia)
•  Queen Jamillia in the Databank
•  Theomet Danlé in the Databank

[edit] External links

• The New Queen on Hyperspace

[edit] Notes and references

Preceded by: Queen Padmé Amidala Monarch of Naboo 24–20 BBY Succeeded by: Queen Apailana