Star Wars: The (Canon) Timeline Of The Galactic Empire
Star Wars boasts one of the most expansive, detailed settings of any media franchise. With an entire galaxy's worth of planets, species, and civilizations, the possibilities are endless. Add a history that spans millennia before the events of the films, and you've got enough space to tell nearly any conceivable story.
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Star Wars lore is so vast that it actually has two separate timelines. While the Legends timeline is filled with extraordinary characters and exciting adventures, only the events of the Canon timeline are currently official. Let's take a look at the Canon history of the Star Wars galaxy, from the foundation of the Republic to the victory over the First Order.
This article contains spoilers.
Star Wars has two timelines; the Legends timeline, formerly known as the Expanded Universe, and the Canon timeline. The Legends timeline comprises any events described or alluded to in media besides the main films, such as novels and comics, prior to Disney's acquisition of the franchise in 2014. The Canon timeline comprises any events described or alluded to in official Star Wars media, including the main films, after the acquisition. All events in this article have been referenced in Canon media; events whose only sources are Legends media have been omitted.
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The dates in this timeline use the Battle of Yavin - the destruction of the first Death Star in A New Hope - as their "year zero." Their relation to that event is denoted by BBY (before the Battle of Yavin) and ABY (after the Battle of Yavin).
Sentient civilization in the Star Wars galaxy stretches back tens of thousands of years. Before the Empire,
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