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Galactic RepublicGeneral informationOrganization typeRepublic[1]ConstitutionGalactic Constitution[2]Head of stateSupreme Chancellor[1]Head of governmentSupreme Chancellor[1]Commander-in-chief
- Supreme Chancellor (Commander-in-Chief)[3]
- Republic High Command[4]
- Judicial Forces (peacekeeping)[6]
- Republic Military[7][8]
- 1032 BBY,[14] as the modern Galactic Republic[15]
- 4 ABY,[16] as the New Republic[17]
The Galactic Republic, also known as the Grand Republic or simply as the Republic, was a democratic federal union spread across light-years of space. Old Republic and first Galactic Republic were terms affixed to the pre-modern Republic that existed until 1032 BBY, with the Old Republic also referring to the modern Republic that was supplanted by the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY. In addition, the term High Republic denoted the era in which the Republic reached the zenith of its power, lasting from around 500 BBY to around 100 BBY. The Republic was founded many millennia before the Battle of Yavin, approximately 25,000 BBY, around the same time as the Jedi Order. The Galactic Senate governed the Republic under the Galactic Constitution, and comprised thousands of senators representing the Republic's member worlds. The Supreme Chancellor was the title of the head of the Republic, elected from ranks of the Senate to lead the government on Coruscant. An ecumenopolis or city-covered planet, referred to as Galactic City, Coruscant was the capital of the Republic and therefore the seat of the Senate.
The Galactic Republic and it star systems shared sovereignty, and spanned a multiplicity of worlds from the Core Worlds to the Outer Rim Territories, uniting a variety of sentient species, human and alien alike, under one banner. As its power grew, the Republic fought many wars against various opponents such as Mandalorians, the Zygerrian Slave Empire, the Nihil, and several Sith Empires. The Jedi Order, a religious group of Force-sensitives dedicated to the light side of the Force, was sworn to the service of the Senate, and as such the Jedi Knights were hailed as the guardians of peace and justice within the Republic. Centuries of conflict culminated in the fall of the Old Republic, and the last war between the ancient Jedi and Sith concluded with the restoration and rise of the modern Galactic Republic, ushering in the Republic Era which was an age of peace that lasted for a thousand years. The Republic's history was officially reset, and the ages before this event were merged into a collective whole known as the Old Republic-era.
The original Galactic Republic was formed in approximately 25,000 BBY[12] and rose to power by expanding across the galaxy,[15] with several of its founding members being the planets Alderaan[19] and Chandrila.[20] Around 20,019 BBY the Thisspiasian Blood Monarchy joined the Galactic Republic in its early founding.[21] Multiple versions of the Republic existed throughout its extensive history; historians referred to this pre-modern period as the "Old Republic,"[15] although the government's official name was the Galactic Republic.[22] The Old Republic's capital was located on an ecumenopolis known as Coruscant, and would remain there for thousands of years.[23]
At one time, Coruscant's fellow city world of Troithe rivaled it as the Republic's cosmopolitan center, holding a population in the billions. A notable portion of those citizens were part of major merchant and noble families. However, Coruscant ultimately outpaced Troithe in industrial growth. As years passed, Troithe fell into decline.[24] At least five millennia before the start of the Galactic Civil War,[25] a rogue faction of Jedi broke away from the Jedi Order, believing that practicing the dark side of the Force would benefit in the furthering of Jedi power. This schism divided the Order on ideological grounds, igniting an event known as the Hundred-Year Darkness, which, in turn, resulted in the formation of the Sith.[26] At one point, they managed to construct a dark shrine on Coruscant. The rogue faction was ultimately defeated and they were exiled from the Old Republic into uncharted space.[6]
At some point, the Jedi Temple was constructed over the Sith shrine in order to contain its dark energy.[6] Once it had established itself on Coruscant, the Jedi Order came to closely associate itself with the Old Republic, serving as guardians of the peace and justice for over a thousand generations.[18] Little did the Jedi know, the Sith had regrouped on the planet Moraband.[26]
Thousands of years before the Imperial Era, the Corellian royalty sponsored exploration and colonization efforts that helped expand the frontiers of the Old Republic.[27] Hyperspace travel would prove to be the key to the Republic's expansion past the Core Worlds.[28]
As the Old Republic spread its influence across the stars, it came into contact with various other powers, one of them being the Zygerrian Slave Empire. Due to the fact that, at some point in its past, the Old Republic declared slavery illegal and expected other civilizations of the galaxy to comply, it took an aggressive stance against the Zygerrians. The Zygerrian Empire, which was built upon slavery, refused to comply, forcing both the Old Republic and the Jedi to intervene. After joining together, the Old Republic and Jedi Order sent their armies against the empire after the Zygerrians refused. The Old Republic ultimately came out victorious, driving the practice of slave trading into the underworld, dismantling the empire, and confining what was left of its government to Zygerria, the civilization's homeworld.[29] Another one was the rogue Predori empire.[30]
Eventually, the Sith would return in full strength, invading the Old Republic. From there, the dark Order would do battle with the Jedi and the Old Republic. This would lead to a series of conflicts between both groups that would go on for thousands of years until the Old Republic's ultimate collapse.[26] During one of the wars, the Jedi fought the Sith Empire on Malachor, which proved to be one of the most devastating battles in the history of the Order.[31]
At some point, the Old Republic came into contact with the Mandalorian people. The warrior civilization began a series of unprovoked military campaigns against the Old Republic. Later on, after all-out war erupted, the Jedi stepped in to defend the Republic.[32] In the meantime, Republic and Jedi forces continued to wage war against the expanding Sith Empire. During these wars, both sides would construct massive superweapons powered by large kyber crystals capable of mass destruction.[33][34]
The Middle Era of the Old Republic was one period of galactic history.[35] The Galactic Republic also participated in the Sith Wars, a series of conflicts against the Sith Empire and involving the Chiss Ascendancy. The Ascendancy encountered a number of aliens before retreating to their borders.[22]
With the civilization of the Sith and the warrior culture of Mandalore, and with their beliefs of continual warfare without regard to the Jedi mandate of protecting the weak, the Jedi Order continued to mobilize its forces in an effort to stop enemy incursions into Old Republic space.[32][26]
The power of the Sith Empire increased during the fall of the Old Republic. The Sith soon achieved near-dominance across the galaxy.[2] It was also during this time that an ancestor of Pre Vizsla,[36] leader of the Mandalorian group Death Watch during the Clone Wars, managed to steal the Darksaber from the Jedi Temple.[32]
At some point the galaxy entered a state known as the Dark Age. During this time, the Jedi-Sith War broke out. Early on in this conflict, the Old Republic capital world of Coruscant was taken over by the Sith during the Battle of Coruscant. Later on in the war, the Sith were driven off the planet by the Jedi during the Liberation of Coruscant.[15]
The Old Republic managed to regain some of its strength after its forces had reclaimed the capital, capable of going on the offensive.[15] The Jedi were strong enough to finally end its ancient war against the Mandalorian clans. A battle between both groups on the planet Mandalore left the planet ravaged and lifeless.[37] It was during this time too when the Sith were finally defeated in 1032 BBY.[38] The armies of the Old Republic[39] and Jedi Knights[40] were able to defeat the remaining Sith[39] at the Mid Rim Territories planet[41] Ruusan[42] by taking advantage of the infighting within the Order,[39] which proved to be the Sith's undoing.[42] The Sith abandoned their traditional homeworld of Moraband after it was scarred by many wars,[43] and went into hiding.[6] Very few Sith remained by that point, and they ultimately destroyed themselves. Only one Sith Lord survived; Darth Bane reinvented the Sith by creating the Rule of Two. Henceforth, their ranks were limited to a Sith Master and a Sith apprentice.[39]
As the Old Republic fell apart as a result of its continuous wars, the Jedi Order finally believed itself victorious from its conflict with the Sith, who they believed to have been destroyed completely. Finally, with peace restored to the galaxy, the shattered Old Republic reorganized itself into the modern Galactic Republic,[15] which would usher in over one thousand years of stability in an epoch known as the Great Peace.[44] The story of Old Republic Regent Hylemane Lightbringer and his supposed immortality would be remembered in history texts along with Old Republic music such as the Sestina of Imperator Vex, which would continue to be sung even in the months following the Battle of Endor.[17]