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This is a timeline of galactic history. All dates are given according to the Galactic Standard Calendar.

Contents

[edit] Timeline

[edit] Before the Treaty of Coruscant (BTC)

[edit] After the Treaty of Coruscant (ATC)

[edit] Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY)

[edit] The Pre-Republic Era

  • c. 2,000,000,000 BBY
    • The Oseon system is formed. A rogue star is believed to have passed too close to the system, disrupting the planet formation and creating an abnormally large asteroid belt.[1]
  • c. 3,000,000 BBY
    • An asteroid collides with the planet Vinsoth, killing most life on its surface. The remaining survivors evolve into the Chevin.
  • c. 2,004,200 BBY
    • The Columi take to trees and begin to develop for arboreal life.
  • c. 2,002,000 BBY
    • The Columi, with their newly acquired skill of mining for minerals, begin building tree spanning cities.
  • c.999,989 BBY
    • According to Dr. Corellia Antilles, by this time, most sentient species have begun keeping historical records, though at least some of those records prove indecipherable to modern historians.[3]
  • c. 300,000 BBY
    • The Gree civilization enters its golden age. clarify[4]
  • c. 36,453 BBY
    • Philosophers and scientists from several star systems gather on Tython to share mystical knowledge. The Force is discovered.[7]
  • c. 27,700 BBY
    • The Rakata arrive on Korriban. Adas leads the Sith to victory over the alien invaders but is killed in the process.
  • c. 25,753 BBY
    • Several Tythonian scolars begin to use their knowledge of the Force to pursue power. A conflict ensures which destroys Tython.[7]
  • c. 25,200 BBY
    • A Major plague sweeps through the galaxy that kills only Rakata. As a result of this, twinned with subject species rebellions, the Infinite Empire collapses.[9]
    • The Kitel Phard dynasty is founded on Atrisia.

[edit] The Old Republic era

  • c. 25,053 BBY
    • The development of the hyperdrive expands the known galaxy. To keep order, several star systems form a democratic alliance.[7]
  • c. 23,900 BBY
    • The former worlds of the Union, (with the exception of Desevro), join the Galactic Republic as a member sector with Tion as the capital.
  • c. 8,000 BBY
    • The Republic establishes an outpost on the planet Malastare's eastern continent. Gran colonists arrive over the following millennia and begin to displace the native Dugs.
    • The Rianitus Period ends.
  • 5,002 BBY
    • Nazzri's hereditary monarchy is replaced with a theocratic oligarchy.
  • 4,904 BBY
    • After fleeing into Deep Space the remnants of the Sith Empire begin rebuilding their civilization and plotting revenge.[7]
  • 4,519 BBY
    • Uueg Tching, the fifty-fourth Emperor of Kitel Phard, states three ways on how to defeat an enemy, which ultimately becomes a famous, oft-referenced quote.
  • 3,965 BBY
    • The Mandalorians begin to infringe on Republic territory.
    • The Republic engages the Mandalorians in small proxy skirmishes along the Outer Rim, but the Jedi Council forbids involvement by the Jedi until the problem has been assessed.[24][25]
  • 3,960 BBY
    • Mandalore the Ultimate is killed by Revan at the Battle of Malachor V.[9]
    • The Mandalorian Wars end.[9]
    • The Jedi Exile, who was serving as a general, loses all connection to the Force, returns to the Jedi Council, and is exiled from the Order for her crimes.[25]
    • Revan and Malak disappear into unknown space with a third of the Republic fleet.[9]
  • 3,957 BBY
    • Revan is captured onboard his flagship, after Malak turns against him. Bastila Shan brings Revan back to the Jedi, who use the Force to strip his memories and create a new identity for him.[9]
  • 3,661 BBY
    • A Mandalorian army materializes in alliance with the Sith and blockades the Republic's most critical trade route.[7]
  • 3,660 BBY
    • Succeeding where the Jedi have failed, a smuggler convoy breaks the Mandalorian blockade and restores the Republic's trade route.[7]
  • 2,989 BBY
    • The Sayings, (an Atrisian reference), is stored in the Atrisian Imperial Historical Library.

[edit] Fall of the Republic/Rise of the Empire era

  • 192 BBY
    • Recycling bacteria in a manner that revolutionizes waste management develops on Coruscant.
  • 191 BBY
    • The natives of Fere are wiped out by a plague.
  • 142 BBY
    • The planet of Belasco begins a war with a neighboring planet.
  • 61 BBY
    • Followers of the H'kig religion, fleeing from persecution on their homeworld, settle the planet Rishi.

[edit] The Rebellion era

[edit] After the Battle of Yavin (ABY)

[edit] Rebellion era (continued)

[edit] The New Republic era

  • 22 ABY
    • Jacen and Jaina Solo join the Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4.
    • Their younger brother Anakin Solo joins the Junior Jedi Class of the Academy months later and befriends a young Human girl named Tahiri Veila. The two young trainees have several adventures including discovering the Golden Globe and the ancient Jedi Master Ikrit, accompanying their Melodie friend Lyric to her homeworld of Yavin 8 to undergo an important ceremony, visits to Dagobah to discover Anakin's future and the discovery of Kenobi's lightsaber and an ancient Jedi holocron at Bast Castle on Vjun. Anakin later returns to Coruscant where he attended school, developed his piloting skills, and studied under the careful tutelage of C-3PO.
    • Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker travel to the Unknown Regions where they join a Chiss/Empire of the Hand mission to locate the remains of the ill-fated Old Republic/Jedi expedition Outbound Flight. They discover it in an inaccessible region known as the Redoubt and also learn that the survivors of the Outbound Flight have founded a colony within the wreckage. This combined team also defeats a Vagaari attack.[63]

[edit] The New Jedi Order era


  • 35 ABY
    • Efforts to rebuild galactic civilization after the Yuuzhan Vong war continue, with many war-torn worlds still under reconstruction.
    • The Jedi, struggling to come to terms with a new role in the galaxy and a new philosophy on the Force are called upon to act as police and diplomats by the Galactic Alliance, despite the wishes of Luke Skywalker.
    • Luke Skywalker sees an image of his mother for the first time through R2-D2.
    • A mysterious alien race called the Killiks with a leader very strong in the Force, who are ancient enemies of the Chiss return, with some of the younger members of the Jedi interfering, and becoming part of their alien "Hive," physically and mentally joined to each other.
    • Voren Na'al publishes the New Essential Chronology.

[edit] The Legacy era

  • 137 ABY
    • Cade Skywalker, descendant of Luke Skywalker, is trained as a Jedi but self-exiled of the Order to become a bounty hunter. He begins to rediscover his destiny as a Jedi Knight and as a member of the Skywalker family, and rises to fight the new Sith. He embarks on a series of adventures aboard his starship Mynock.
    • Darth Krayt is killed by Darth Wyyrlok (III) after the Battle on Had Abbadon.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Below are the positions of Star Wars sources in the timeline. For a full timeline of works see List of publishing eras.

[edit] Movies:

[edit] Cartoons/TV Series/Other Film or Viewing Material:

[edit] Novels:

[edit] Video games:

[edit] Notes and references

  1. Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
  2. 2.0 2.1 Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
  3. 3.0 3.1 From the Files of Corellia Antilles
  4. Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
  5. The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 The New Essential Chronology
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Timeline on SWTOR.com
  8. Star Wars Annual 2008
  9. 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  10. The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
  11. 11.0 11.1 The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
  12. Tyrant's Test
  13. Episode II: Incredible Cross-Sections
  14. Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
  15. A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
  16. 16.0 16.1 Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Episode I
  17. Millennium Falcon (novel)
  18. Platt's Starport Guide
  19. Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
  20. Dark Empire Sourcebook
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
  22. Secrets of Tatooine
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Age of the Characters, Chris Avellone, Obsidian Entertainment forums, URL accessed on March 4, 2007
  24. 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
  25. 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 The Taris Holofeed: Prime Edition
  27. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1: Commencement, Part 1
  28. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2
  29. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 22: Knights of Suffering, Part 1
  30. The Taris Holofeed: Invasion Edition
  31. 31.0 31.1 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 15: Days of Fear, Part 3
  32. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 21: Daze of Hate, Part 3
  33. Galactic Republic Defense Ministry Daily Brief KD0092
  34. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 26: Vector, Part 2
  35. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 27: Vector, Part 3
  36. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 28: Vector, Part 4
  37. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 35: Vindication, Part 4
  38. 38.0 38.1 The New Essential Guide to Droids
  39. Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
  41. 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 Jango Fett: Open Seasons
  42. 42.0 42.1 Star Wars Republic 64: Bloodlines
  43. Jedi Council: Acts of War
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
  46. Outbound Flight
  47. Star Wars: Clone Wars - Chapter 6
  48. Star Wars: Clone WarsChapter 7
  49. 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
  50. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novelization
  51. 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
  52. 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
  53. 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
  54. 54.0 54.1 Heir to the Empire
  55. Dark Force Rising
  56. 56.0 56.1 The Last Command
  57. 57.0 57.1 57.2 Dark Empire
  58. 58.0 58.1 Empire's End
  59. Dark Empire II
  60. Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood
  61. Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
  62. Vision of the Future
  63. Survivor's Quest
  64. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

[edit] See also

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