Murkhana
Astrographical
Region	Outer Rim Territories[1]
Sector	Auril sector[1]
System	Murkhana system[1]
Grid coordinates	S-6[1]
Physical
Class	Terrestrial
Primary terrain	Oceans Beaches
Points of interest	Argente Tower Murkhana Bay Murkhana Landing
Societal
Immigrated species	Humans Koorivar
Major cities	Murkhana City (capital)
Affiliation	Xim's empire[2] Galactic Republic[2] Corporate Alliance Confederacy of Independent Systems[2] Galactic Empire Galactic Federation of Free Alliances[3]

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Murkhana was a planet in the Auril sector on which the Battle of Murkhana was fought during the Outer Rim Sieges.

GeographyEdit

Murkhana was located in the Auril sector on the Outer Rim and was very close to the Tion Cluster.^[4]

Little was known about the planet's surface. However, it was known that Murkhana City, the capital, was built on the coastline with only a delimited stretch of black beachhead as the threshold into the steep hills the city was built on. The architecture was that of graceful, spiraling rising structures appearing reminiscent of ocean coral over sentient constructions.

It was the Corporate Alliance headquarters during the Clone Wars and the homeworld of Oro Dassyne.^[5]

HistoryEdit

In the pre-Republic era, Murkhana was a member of ancient Xim's empire after the campaign to conquer the Thanium Worlds between 25,126 and 25,116 BBY.^[2]

It was brought into the Old Republic only just prior to the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo. A little over two months after then-Senator Palpatine took up his post on Coruscant, Murkhana was given a seat in the Republic Senate. The move was viewed by some as a way for the Trade Federation to secure greater support in the Senate. Indeed, some senators, chief amongst them the then-delegate from Sullust, openly viewed Murkhana as a mere "client world" of the Trade Federation.^[6]

Murkhana served as the headquarters of the Corporate Alliance during the Clone Wars. The tallest building in Murkhana was the Argente Tower, a complex of administrative offices. Murkhana was also the source for the many Confederate "Shadowfeed Dispatches" which were used to distribute Separatist news and propaganda.^[5]

During the Battle of Murkhana, which occurred in the final days of the Clone Wars, the 32nd Air Combat Wing, led by Jedi Masters Roan Shryne and Bol Chatak, along with Chatak's Padawan Olee Starstone, were sent to destroy a deflector shield generator protecting a key landing platform. When Order 66 was issued, it did not reach Murkhana until after the Clone Wars were over, the Jedi Order outlawed, and the New Order created. When the order did arrive, the three Jedi escaped execution thanks to Ion Team, a unit of clone commandos lead by Captain Climber, whom Shryne had befriended during the course of the war. After word reached the ears of Emperor Palpatine that the troopers had disobeyed Order 66, Darth Vader was dispatched to ensure that the clone troopers serving on the planet remained loyal to the Galactic Empire.^[5]

In the years leading to the Second Galactic Civil War, Murkhana was involved in a significant commercial dispute with the Roche asteroid field. The Verpine accused Murkhana of counterfeiting Verpine technology. Nav Ekhat was its senator in the Galactic Alliance Senate at this time. The planet Kem Stor Ai also considered going to war against Murkhana and the Verpine thought that Murkhana could use this conflict to attack Roche.^[3]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Mentioned only)
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (First appearance)
• Star Wars Dark Times 3: The Path to Nowhere, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Dark Times 4: The Path to Nowhere, Part 4 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Dark Times 5: The Path to Nowhere, Part 5
• Sacrifice (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• "Order 66: Destroy All Jedi"—Star Wars Insider 87
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
• Xim Week: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
•  General Oro Dassyne in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• The Essential Reader's Companion

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