A brief history of Mandalore, The Mandalorian’s most important planet

polygon.com:

Din Djarin is on a quest for redemption in the first episode of The Mandalorian season 3, and that quest leads directly to the Mandalorian home planet of Mandalore. We’ve been to Mandalore a few times in the Star Wars universe so far (at least the canon version of it), including in the Star Wars Rebels animated series and in flashbacks on The Mandalorian. But we still haven’t gotten a full look at that planet, even in its ruined state, though the new season of The Mandalorian may be able to change that.

In an interview with Polygon, director and executive producer Rick Famuyiwa explained that Mandalore is incredibly important to this season of the show, and is where much of its biggest action beats will take place.

“The idea of Mandalore, the story around it and the lore and the Great Purge and its effect on this society of people, both what they did in the animated series and what’s hinted at on the show, has been very central,” Famuyiwa told Polygon. “[It has been] part of the story that’s hung over it all and what it all means, particularly for this covert of Mandalorians that are in hiding. The place now gets to have some context and sort of gravitational pull toward the events that are happening.”

With all of its newfound importance to the story, here’s everything you need to know about Mandalore before Din Djarin and Grogu actually arrive.

Mandalore is an ancient planet and, along with its moon Concordia and another planet within the system, Kalevala, it is the traditional home of the Mandalorian people and culture. Mandalore is also home to beskar, the super-durable metal that Mandalorian armor is made out of, which can only be found in a few select spots in the galaxy. The planet also used to be home to a