Vast Empire Timeline
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This is an abbreviated timeline of galactic history. For a more complete version, please consult the version at Wookieepedia, from which the baseline information for our version is culled. All dates are given according to the Galactic Standard Calendar.
Contents
Timeline of Galactic History[edit]
Pre-Clone Wars[edit]
- Millennia before the Battle of Yavin
- An unidentified ancient civilization that constructed a deep space weapon dominated the galaxy.
- Force sensitives gather to form the Jedi Order, dedicated to preserve peace and justice. The world Ilum comes to their possession.
- At least 6,000 years before the Clone Wars
- An order of malevolent Force users split from the Jedi Order during the Hundred-Year Darkness. They form the Order.
- Through the use of slavery, the Sith build an empire that spans the galaxy, beginning a brief period of galactic dominance
- The Sith build a shrine on Coruscant. The Jedi later build the Jedi Temple on top of the shrine's foundations.
- Over 5,000 years before the Battle of Yavin
- The Great Temple of Massassi is built by the Massassi on Yavin 4.
- About 4,000 years before the Battle on Takodana
- Galactic travelers navigate the hyperspace using hyperspace sextants.
- About 1,000 years before the Clone Wars
- The Battle of Takodana was fought between the Jedi and the Sith.
- The Sith are defeated by the Jedi and driven into hiding.
- The Old Republic collapses.
- Darth Bane establishes the Rule of Two.
- The Zygerrian Slave Empire is defeated by the Jedi.
- The Yavin Code is established at the Yavin Convention.
- Over a thousand years before the Battle on Takodana
- Maz Kanata is born.
- 900 years before the Battle of Endor
- Yoda is born on an unknown planet.
- 600 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure is born
- 500 years before the Battle of Lola Sayu
- The Citadel is built to imprison rogue Jedi.
- 200 years before the Battle of Yavin
- 102 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Dooku is born.
- c. 84 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Sheev Palpatine is born on Naboo.
- 64 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Wilhuff Tarkin is born on Eriadu.
- 60 years before the invasion of Naboo
- Qui-Gon Jinn is born on Coruscant.
- 50 years before the clone wars
- Mace Windu is born on Haruun Kal.
- 57 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Obi-Wan Kenobi is born on Stewjon.
- 46 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Padmé Amidala (Padmé Naberrie) is born on Naboo.
- 44 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Garazeb Orrelios, also known as Zeb, is born on Lasan.
- 41 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Rae Sloane is born on Ganthel.
- 9 years before the Invasion of Naboo
- Anakin Skywalker is born to Shmi Skywalker.
- Before the Invasion of Naboo
- Sifo-Dyas foresees an upcoming full-scale conflict but is removed from the Jedi Council. He secretly commissions the Kaminoans to grow a clone army for the Republic.
- Battle of Malastare Narrows.
- Obi-Wan Kenobi met Satine Kryze.
- Lor San Tekka was born.
- Asajj Ventress was born.
- Mace Windu rescued a young girl named Depa Billaba.
- 36 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Ahsoka Tano is born on Shili.
- 33 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Caleb Dume (Kanan Jarrus) is born on Coruscant.
- Ahsoka Tano is accepted into the Jedi Order after Plo Koon discovers her on Shili.
- 32 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Invasion of Naboo.
- Queen Amidala returns to Naboo and forms an alliance between the Naboo and Gungans. The Gungans engage the droid army while the Queen and her security force capture the leaders of the Trade Federation. Also during the battle, Qui-Gon Jinn is killed by Darth Maul, who, in turn, is bisected by Obi-Wan Kenobi, but survives. Daultay Dofine is killed when the Droid Control Ship is destroyed by Anakin Skywalker.
- Following the Battle of Naboo, Senator Sheev Palpatine is elected Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, replacing Finis Valorum.
- The Jedi Council promotes Obi-Wan Kenobi to the rank of Jedi Knight, and permission to train Anakin Skywalker as a Jedi.
- Invasion of Naboo.
- 29 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Hera Syndulla is born on Ryloth.
Clone Wars[edit]
- 22 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Secessionist Movement; thousands of star systems leave the Republic and join the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Count Dooku.
- The Galactic Senate debates the Military Creation Act to determine whether they should raise an army.
- Antar 4 schism
- Plot to assassinate Padmé Amidala, who was against the Military Creation Act.
- Mission to Kamino
- Jar Jar Binks proposes that Chancellor Palpatine be given emergency powers to raise an army on his own.
- The Clone Wars begin with the Battle of Geonosis. Mace Windu kills Jango Fett in the fighting and many Jedi are killed attempting to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala.
- Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala are secretly wed on Naboo.
- 22 –19 years before the Battle of Yavin
- 21 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Sabine Wren is born on Mandalore.
Age of the Empire period[edit]
Clone Wars (continued)[edit]
- 19 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Order 66 wipes out the Jedi Order and nearly all Jedi.
- The Republic is reorganized into the first Galactic Empire by Chancellor Palpatine - secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, who declared himself to be the Galactic Emperor.
Pre-Galactic Civil War[edit]
- 19 years before the Battle of Yavin
- Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are born to Padmé Amidala on Polis Massa. Padmé Amidala dies in childbirth. Obi-Wan Kenobi, who survived Order 66, leaves Luke with Anakin's step brother Owen Lars on Tatooine while Bail Organa adopts Leia, in order to protect them from Darth Sidious and their father.
- Obi-Wan Kenobi goes into exile on Tatooine. Yoda goes into exile on Dagobah.
- Caleb Dume escapes Order 66 and goes into hiding, forsaking the Jedi ways for the next 14 years. Changes name to "Kanan Jarrus".
- Sometime after the Empire's formation
- Bail Organa and Ahsoka Tano organize a rebel network.
- 8 years after the Empire's formation
- Obi-Wan Kenobi rescues Luke Skywalker when the boy went to confront Jabba the Hutt's men to take back their "water tax" on the local farmers during the Great Drought. Kenobi carries the unconscious Skywalker to the Lars' homestead and leaves before he wakes up, but his courage assures Kenobi that it's not the end of the Jedi, renewing his waning hope.
- 14 years after the Empire's formation
- Kanan Jarrus takes up the ways of the Jedi once more. Takes on Ezra Bridger as his Padawan learner.
- 15 years after the Empire's formation
- Ezra Bridger passes his trial to overcome his fears and receives a kyber crystal. He uses it to construct his lightsaber, completing it several weeks later.
- Ezra sends out a message of rebellion the reaches Lothal and the surrounding star systems.
- 16 years after the Empire's formation
- Rediscovery of the Lasat homeworld of Lirasan
Galactic Civil War[edit]
- 19 years after the Empire's formation
- Secret mission to Tatooine.
- Owen and Beru Lars are murdered by Imperial stormtroopers; the Lars homestead is destroyed.
- Luke Skywalker begins training to become a Jedi.
- Disaster. Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star.
- Rescue of Princess Leia. Leia Organa is rescued from the Death Star; Obi-Wan Kenobi purposely dies in duel with Darth Vader and becomes a Force spirit.
- Battle of Yavin. The Death Star is destroyed by the Rebel Alliance.
- Royal Award Ceremony.
- Evacuation of Yavin.
- Mission to rescue the survivors of Alderaan. Leia Organa and Evaan Verlaine search the galaxy for surviving Alderaanians.
- Skirmish over Llanic.
- Mission to Rodia.
- Mission to Fex.
- Mission to Denon.
- Liberation of Drusil Bephorin.
- Assault on Cymoon 1. The Rebels destroy Weapons Factory Alpha, causing a significant setback in the operations of the Imperial military.
- Mission to Jabba's Palace.
- Skirmish over an unidentified green planet.
- Attack on an unidentified pirate base.
- Theft of the Triple-Zero personality matrix.
- Secret mission to Geonosis.
- 1 ABY/IY 20
- Imperial task force under Grand Moff Raptor and Surface Marshal Vader are tasked to establish outposts in frontier to monitor Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium and other areas of Unknown Regions. Both take it upon themselves to lay the groundwork for a semi-independent fiefdom.
- This effort is supported by Fleet Admiral Eagleye, who sides with the two leaders over the objections of a territorial Grand Admiral. While Eagleye's forces are successful in joining the faction, he himself is captured and taken to Coruscant to stand trial on charges of mutiny and dereliction of duty.
- 2 ABY/IY 21
- Before the Battle of Hoth
- Death Troopers invasion.
- The Rebel Alliance establishes Echo Base on Hoth, the sixth planet in the Hoth system. As such, the construction of Echo Base took place some time in that date range.
- The faction consolidates its forces, as well as works on its relationship with the Empire. While among the few renegade factions in the Empire, it is temporarily allowed to exist without sanction as long as it abides by the mandate to patrol it's assigned sector and provide resources and taxation to Coruscant.
- 3 ABY/IY 22
- Battle of Hoth. The Rebel Alliance suffers a costly blow when the Empire attacks Echo Base.
- Following advice from Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker heads to Dagobah to begin his training with Jedi Master Yoda.
- Duel on Cloud City.
- Escape from Cloud City.
- 4 ABY/IY 23
- Operation Yellow Moon. Princess Leia leads a mission meant to distract the Galactic Empire while the Rebel Alliance uses Sullust as a staging area for its fleet.
- Rescue of Han Solo. Han Solo is rescued from Jabba the Hutt.
- Jabba is killed by Leia Organa.
- Boba Fett is presumed dead after falling in the sarlacc pit.
- Yoda dies and Luke Skywalker discovers that not only is he truly the son of Darth Vader but that Leia Organa is also his sister. He later passes this information on to her.
- Battle of Endor. Darth Vader is redeemed and kills Darth Sidious, the Galactic Emperor, fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One and bringing balance to the Force, as well as destroying the Sith.
- Funeral of Anakin Skywalker.
- Adelhard, the Imperial governor in charge of the Anoat sector, locks his sector down, establishing the Iron Blockade. Deprived of the Rebel Alliance's help, those trapped inside the blockade start an uprising.
- The Rebel Alliance reorganizes into the New Republic, accomplishing their goal of restoring the Republic.
- The New Republic restores the Galactic Senate on Chandrila, its capital.
- 5 ABY/IY 24
- Battle of Jakku. The New Republic and Galactic Empire engage on Jakku, with the Republic emerging victorious.
- The Galactic Concordance. The New Republic and Galactic Empire cease hostilities and both powers begin a process of disarmament. The remaining forces of the Galactic Empire retreat to the Unknown Regions.
- In the wake of the loss of the Emperor at Endor, the Empire dissolves into a variety of factions. The Vast Empire officially separates itself from the Sate Pestage-led Remnant and asks for other forces to rally to its cause. Fleet Admiral Caramon Majere answers the call for assistance. His forces brings 4 Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 2 orbital factories, 1 ship repair yard, and 1 ship building factory.
- General Kadann aligns himself with the Vast Empire, with his divisions of Imperial troops plus their vehicles and gears; as well as two pre-fabricated industrial factories.
- The Vast Empire's original High Council is composed of Grand Moff Raptor, Surface Marshal Vader, and Fleet Admiral Majere.
- The Vast Empire Navy is attacked by a rival Imperial faction and disbands. Fleet Admiral Majere is promoted to Executive Officer and High Admiral for the Vast Empire. Surface Marshal Vader is promoted to Moff.
- GM Raptor and Moff Viper retire from the Vast Empire and settle on Lorn IV. They remain with the Vast Empire as Advisors. High Admiral Caramon Majere takes command of the Vast Empire and assumes the rank of Grand Admiral. Admiral Von Reinthaler and his command staff join the Vast Empire after fleeing from another Imperial faction. Admiral Von Reinthaler brings a number of command ships into the Vast Empire's fleet.
- The Vast Empire is attacked by New Republic forces and is forced relinquish its patrol zone and relocate to the Epsilon Sector, which is under New Imperium rule. The Vast Empire joins the New Imperium and assigns two senators to represent the Vast Empire.
- The Vast Empire takes command of the Erewhon, Rilke, Rodin, and Lorn systems located in the Naroon Quadrant of Epsilon Sector.
- General Kadann is promoted to Prefect of the Army and Surface Marshal.
- Surface Marshal Kadann is promoted to Executive Officer and the rank of Moff.
- After a number of Army command changes, Major General Ramses Viper is promoted to Marshal and in command of the Army.
- High Pirate Activity is noticed in the Lorn, Rodin, and Rilke Systems. Naval and Army forces confront the pirates and thwart them at every turn.
- Negotiations with the New Corporate Sector Authority to upgrade the Vast Empire's arsenal begins. M/SSD Mustang is launched along with it's complement of TIE Devastators.
- Moff Kadann promoted to Grand Moff, named High Sovereign Protector, and is placed in charge of the Vast Empire's Elite Special Forces Division.
- Vast Empire Bank opens on Lorn IV, more banks expected to be opened on other planets within the Vast Empire's control.
- Vast Empire's first store opened on Lorn IV, known as Imperial Center
- Pay checks are finally handed out to Vast Empire members. Morale in the Vast Empire runs high. Stock Exchange development announced.
- Gracchus System asks to join the Vast Empire for protection against attacks from the Pirates, Smugglers, and New Republic forces.
- News of a New Republic fleet that is massing is announced. Vast Empire goes on high alert status.
- Casino constructed on Rilke III
- Plans for a cantina announced. Future Location to be announced later. Numerous planetary governors negotiating with Grand Moff Kadann for which planet it will reside in.
- 6 ABY/IY 25
- 8 ABY/IY 27
- 9 ABY/IY 28
- 10 ABY/IY 29
Post-Galactic Civil War[edit]
- 11 ABY/IY 30
- Jedi massacre. The new generation of Jedi being trained by Luke Skywalker are murdered by the Knights of Ren.
- 12 ABY/IY 31
- 13 ABY/IY 32
- 14 ABY/IY 33
- 15 ABY/IY 34
- 16 ABY/IY 35
- 17 ABY/IY 36
- Chapter 10: Complacency. Internal revolts and sabotage aided by New Republic fleets break Vast Empire hold over their worlds. Surviving forces flee across the galaxy.
- 18 ABY/IY 37
- 19 ABY/IY 38
- 20 ABY/IY 39
- Shattered Glass - VE's first attemtped reconsolidation
- 23 ABY/IY 39
- Chapter 11
Calendar Correlation[edit]
Earth Year | Star Wars Year |
---|---|
1998-2000 | 1-5 ABY |
2001-2002 | 6 ABY |
2003-2005 | 7 ABY |
2006-2007 | 8 ABY |
2008-2009 | 9 ABY |
2010 | 10-11 ABY |
2011 | 12 ABY |
2012 | 13 ABY |
2013 | 14 ABY |
2014 | 15 ABY |
2015 | 16 ABY |
2016 | 17 ABY |
2017 | 18 ABY |
2018 | 19 ABY |
See also[edit]
- [Timeline of the Galactic Civil War]