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- Date unknownFounding of the Jedi OrderThe Jedi Order existed long before the events described here; the available primary sources do not say exactly when it was founded.
- c. 32 BBYBlockade of NabooThe Trade Federation cut off access to Naboo, forcing the Republic to seek a political solution.
- c. 32 BBYAnakin is discovered on TatooineOn Tatooine, a boy named Anakin Skywalker is discovered and his abilities draw attention.
- c. 32 BBYBattle of NabooThe joint efforts of the planet's defenders break the blockade and end the crisis.
- c. 32 BBYTrade Federation landing on NabooFollowing the blockade, a droid army landed on the planet and occupied the capital.
- c. 32 BBYRace on TatooineVictory in a race won a slave boy his freedom and opened the way to training with the Jedi.
- c. 32 BBYPalpatine elected ChancellorA change of chancellor amid the crisis brought to the summit of power a senator who was secretly controlling both sides.
- c. 32 BBYAppearance of a Sith on NabooA fight with a dark side warrior was the first confirmation in centuries that the Sith had not vanished.
- c. 32 BBYLiberation of NabooThe queen fought her way back, uniting the townspeople and the Gungans against the occupying droid army.
- c. 32 BBYDeath of Qui-Gon JinnDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- Fall of the JediMission of Dooku and Qui-GonJedi Dooku and his Padawan Qui-Gon set out on a mission involving the kidnapping of a senator's son.
- c. Between 68 and 58 BBYDooku and Qui-Gon arrive at the villageJedi Master Dooku and his Padawan Qui-Gon Jinn arrive by shuttle on the planet where Senator Dagonet's son has been kidnapped. The residents of the dilapidated village greet the strangers with hostility, locking their doors and windows. In the local cantina, an elderly resident admits that the kidnapping was the work of the villagers themselves, driven to despair because the senator's long service in the Republic had enriched only himself.
- c. Between 68 and 58 BBYStandoff at the barn and Dooku's summary justiceDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. Between 68 and 58 BBYQui-Gon's mercy and the senator's son's promiseDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 24 BBYSeparatist CrisisThe mass secession of systems from the Republic brought it to the brink of collapse even before open war began.
- c. 22 BBYAssassination attempt on Senator AmidalaAn attempt on the senator's life on Coruscant leads to an investigation that uncovers preparations for war.
- c. 22 BBYBattle of GeonosisThe first open clash between the Republic and the Confederacy, which marks the start of the Clone Wars.
- c. 22 BBYDiscovery of the clone armyAn investigation led a Jedi to an ocean world where an army for the Republic was already being grown on an unknown party's order.
- c. 22 BBYEmergency powers granted to the ChancellorThe Senate granted the chancellor special powers that allowed him to command the army single-handedly.
- c. 22 BBYBeginning of the Clone WarsThe first open clash between the Republic's army and the forces of the Confederacy set the galaxy on course for full-scale war.
- c. 22 BBYBattle of ChristophsisThe Republic retook a crystalline world from the Separatists in the first weeks of the war.
- c. 22 BBYBlockade of RylothThe Separatist siege of the planet condemned its population to starvation and forced the Republic to launch a relief effort.
- c. 22 BBYLiberation of RylothRepublic forces, together with the local resistance, lifted the blockade and drove the Separatist troops off the planet.
- c. 22 BBYSecret marriage of Anakin and PadméA Jedi and a senator married in defiance of the Order's code, keeping it hidden from everyone.
- c. 21 BBYSecond Battle of GeonosisThe Republic returned to the planet to destroy the factories supplying the Separatist armies with droids.
- c. 20 BBYFormation of the Shadow CollectiveA surviving Sith brought crime syndicates together into a single force and used them to seize Mandalore.
- Fall of the JediExtermination of the Nightsisters on DathomirAfter the Nightsisters' schemes against Count Dooku failed, he sent General Grievous to Dathomir. The witches fought back with ancient spells but were defeated, and the order's rule over the planet came to an end.
- c. 20 BBYAhsoka Tano leaves the Jedi OrderThe falsely accused Padawan was exonerated but refused to return to an Order that had lost her trust.
- c. 19 BBYBattle of CoruscantAn attack on the Republic's capital and the rescue of the Supreme Chancellor from captivity.
- c. 19 BBYOrder 66Description hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYProclamation of the Galactic EmpireDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYBirth of the Skywalker twinsDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- 19 BBY–0 ABYConstruction of the Imperial battle stationThe Empire builds an enormous battle station; the work spans nearly the entire period between the fall of the Republic and the station's first use.
- Reign of the EmpireFormation of the Rebel AllianceScattered resistance to Imperial rule coalesces into a single Alliance; the moment of its formation cannot be determined from the available primary sources.
- c. 19 BBYOuter Rim SiegesProlonged fighting on the fringes scattered the leading Jedi across the fronts and left the capital without their protection.
- c. 19 BBYDeath of Count DookuDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYCouncil denies Anakin the rank of MasterPlaced on the Council at the chancellor's behest but not granted the rank of master, the Jedi grew fully estranged from the Order.
- c. 19 BBYSiege of MandaloreRepublic forces, together with the Mandalorian resistance, took Mandalore's capital and captured Maul.
- c. 19 BBYBattle of KashyyykThe Republic and the Wookiees defended a forest world in the final weeks of the war.
- c. 19 BBYBattle of UtapauThe Republic tracked down and destroyed the Separatist military leader, depriving the Confederacy of its command.
- c. 19 BBYCouncil's attempt to remove the ChancellorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYAssault on the Jedi TempleDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYDestruction of the Separatist CouncilDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYDuel on MustafarDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYSaving the clones from the orderDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYYoda goes into exileDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYDeath of Padmé AmidalaDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYLuke Skywalker hidden on TatooineDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 19 BBYDestruction of the cloning facilities on KaminoThe Empire destroyed the facilities where the army had been grown, abandoning clones in favor of recruited soldiers.
- Reign of the EmpireAhsoka's return to the fightDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 18 BBYCreation of the Inquisitor serviceThe Empire trained former Force-sensitives to hunt their own kind, turning the search for Jedi into a systematic operation.
- c. 18 BBYHunt for the surviving JediThe Empire created the Inquisitorius, which spent years hunting down those who had survived the destruction of the Order.
- c. 18 BBYDeployment of the Imperial fleetThe Empire shifted military production to large warships, ensuring a presence of its forces in every sector.
- c. 18 BBYEmpire abandons the clone armyClones were replaced by recruited soldiers: conscription was cheaper and did not depend on a single planet.
- c. 18 BBYAssault on Mount Tantiss and the end of Project NecromancerA clone squad fought its way into the secret base, the prisoners broke free, and the project's research was destroyed along with its leader.
- 13 BBYHan and Qi'ra's escape from CorelliaOn the shipbuilding world of Corellia, young Han and his friend Qi'ra break free of Lady Proxima's White Worms crime syndicate, stealing a vial of coaxium hyperfuel. In a stolen speeder they shake off their pursuers and reach Coronet spaceport, where they bribe an Imperial official with the coaxium. Han gets through the checkpoint, but Qi'ra is caught by the syndicate's henchmen, and he vows to come back for her.
- 10 BBYHan's Imperial Army service on MimbanWith no money for a ticket, Han enlists in the Imperial Navy, and the recruiter gives him the surname Solo. Three years later he is expelled from the flight academy for insubordination and fights as a mudtrooper on the planet Mimban against the Mimban Liberation Army. In the trenches he meets “Captain” Tobias Beckett and his accomplices, who are posing as Imperial soldiers.
- 10 BBYHan meets ChewbaccaFor attempting to desert, Han is thrown into a pit with the “beast,” which turns out to be Chewbacca, a Wookiee enslaved by the Empire. Speaking Shyriiwook, Han convinces the Wookiee to team up, and together they bring down a support of the grate and climb out. Beckett's gang picks up the fugitives, and together they leave Mimban aboard a stolen hauler.
- 10 BBYConveyex heist on VandorOn snowy Vandor, Beckett's gang tries to lift a car of refined coaxium off a rail conveyex. The raid is disrupted by the Cloud-Riders led by Enfys Nest: Rio Durant is mortally wounded, and Val blows up the bridge along with herself. To avoid getting Beckett and Chewbacca killed, Han uncouples the car, and the cargo falls into the gorge and explodes.
- 10 BBYRaid on the Kessel minesTo pay off Dryden Vos, the crew aboard Lando Calrissian's Millennium Falcon infiltrates the Pyke syndicate's mines posing as slavers and slaves. The droid L3-37 removes the restraining bolts from the local droids and starts a slave uprising, while Han carries twelve canisters of unrefined coaxium out of the thermal vault. During the escape, L3-37 is destroyed by enemy fire and Lando is wounded.
- 10 BBYKessel Run in twelve parsecsBecause of the instability of the unrefined coaxium, Han flies the Millennium Falcon straight through the Akkadese Maelstrom, evading Imperial fighters and the summa-verminoth monster. The navigational data of the destroyed L3-37 is transferred into the ship's systems, which helps find a way out of the Maw's gravity well. After landing on Savareen, Han declares that he made the Kessel Run in just twelve parsecs, rounding in his own favor.
- 10 BBYShowdown on SavareenDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 9 BBYKenobi and Vader meet a decade laterDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 5 BBYLuthen Rael's underground networkFor years the antiquities dealer wove scattered cells into a single network, paying for it with other people's lives and his own.
- c. 5 BBYRaid on the Imperial garrison on AldhaniA small crew made off with an entire sector's payroll, and the Empire responded by tightening its laws across the galaxy.
- c. 5 BBYGreat Purge of MandaloreThe Empire scorched the Mandalorians' homeworld, destroying its cities and scattering the clans across the galaxy.
- c. 5 BBYEmergence of the cell on LothalA small crew began disrupting Imperial supply lines, sparking noticeable resistance on the planet.
- c. 5 BBYThe Inquisitorius picks up the trail of the Lothal cellThe Empire sent a Jedi hunter against the local resistance, and the conflict grew beyond sabotage.
- c. 5 BBYRaid on the Imperial garrison at AldhaniA small group made off with an entire sector's Imperial payroll, and the regime responded by tightening its laws.
- c. 5 BBYUprising on FerrixDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 4 BBYDeath of the Grand InquisitorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 4 BBYDuel between Ahsoka and Vader on MalachorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 4 BBYUnification of the cells above MustafarA joint rescue of a captured Jedi brought scattered resistance groups together into a single network.
- c. 4 BBYEscape from an Imperial prisonDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 2 BBYMassacre on GhormanDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 2 BBYMon Mothma's speech in the SenateFrom the floor of the Senate, the senator called the massacre a massacre, and after that she could never return to her former life.
- c. 2 BBYThrawn assigned to fight the rebelsThe Empire assigned the suppression of the rebellion to a fleet commander who studied his enemies through their own art.
- c. 2 BBYDeath of Maul on TatooineDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 2 BBYUnification of the cells into the AllianceScattered resistance groups were brought together into a single alliance under a common command.
- c. 2 BBYCivil war on MandaloreClans that served the Empire clashed with those who chose resistance.
- c. 3 BBYDiscovery of an ancient Sith temple on MalachorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 1 BBYLiberation of LothalDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 2 BBYGhorman MassacreImperial forces gunned down a peaceful demonstration, pushing senators toward an open break with the regime.
- c. 2 BBYDeclaration of RebellionA public indictment of the Emperor united scattered cells into the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
- c. 1 BBYDestruction of AlderaanDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 1 BBYLiberation of LothalDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 1 BBYOperation on JedhaRebel intelligence obtained confirmation that the Empire was completing a planet-scale weapon.
- c. 1 BBYDestruction of the holy city on JedhaDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 1 BBYBattle of ScarifDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 1 BBYDelivery of the plans to the AllianceDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 1 BBYInterception of the diplomatic shipThe Empire boarded a senator's ship in search of the plans transmitted to the rebels.
- c. 1 BBYRescue of Princess LeiaThe prisoner was taken off the battle station along with the data that made it possible to find its weakness.
- 0 ABYBattle of YavinDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 0 ABYDestruction of the first battle stationDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 3 ABYBattle of HothThe Empire discovers the Alliance base on an ice planet and forces the rebels to retreat.
- c. 3 ABYEvacuation of Echo BaseThe base on the ice planet, discovered by the Empire, was abandoned, but the Alliance's main forces escaped.
- c. 3 ABYTraining on DagobahA surviving master took on a student on the swamp world where he had been hiding since the destruction of the Order.
- c. 3 ABYTrap in Cloud CityDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 4 ABYFreeing of Han SoloFriends freed their frozen comrade from the hands of a crime clan on a desert planet.
- c. 4 ABYConstruction of the second battle stationDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 4 ABYBattle of EndorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 4 ABYDuel on the second battle stationDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 4 ABYDeath of the EmperorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 5 ABYBattle of JakkuThe last major battle of the war: the remnants of the Imperial fleet were defeated, and the Empire signed its surrender.
- c. 5 ABYTraining of a new generation of JediThe only surviving knight began passing on the teachings, starting the rebuilding of the Order.
- c. 6 ABYRestoration of the New Republic SenateAfter the Empire's surrender, power returned to an elected assembly, and the capital was moved away from Coruscant.
- c. 9 ABYReturn of the DarksaberThe symbol of authority over Mandalore was once again in the hands of an heir recognized by the clans.
- c. 9 ABYReturn of the clans to MandaloreThe scattered clans returned to the scorched planet and began rebuilding it.
- c. 9 ABYSearch for Ezra BridgerThe apprentice never gave up hope of finding her missing friend, who had carried the enemy away beyond the galaxy.
- c. 9 ABYThrawn's return from exileDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 9 ABYConspiracy of the Imperial remnantsSurviving Imperial officers secretly wove a network, preparing for the return of the old order.
- c. 9 ABYDefeat of Moff GideonDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 9 ABYGrogu's training with Luke SkywalkerThe master took the foundling as his student, but the child chose to return to the one who had raised him.
- c. 9 ABYRescue of GroguA bounty hunter refused to hand over the child entrusted to him to his client and took him away, breaking with the guild.
- c. 9 ABYAmnesty program for Imperial personnelThe New Republic offered the regime's former personnel cooperation in exchange for information.
- c. 9 ABYChange of power in Tatooine's underworldAfter the death of the previous boss, control of the planet's underworld trade passed to a former bounty hunter.
- c. 9 ABYReturn of the Mandalorians to their homeworldDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- c. 9 ABYSearch for the missing Imperial commanderDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
- 9 ABYBattle of Mos EspaBoba Fett's forces, together with Din Djarin, Krrsantan, the mods, and the residents of Freetown, repel the Pykes' offensive and destroy the Scorpenek annihilator droids.
- 9 ABYBattle of Peridea and the return of Grand Admiral ThrawnAt the fortress of the Great Mothers, Ahsoka, Sabine, and Ezra try to stop Thrawn's departure: Morgan Elsbeth is killed, but the Chimaera leaves for the home galaxy, carrying a stowaway Ezra and leaving Ahsoka and Sabine stranded on Peridea.
- 9 ABYBo-Katan Kryze sees the mythosaurRising from the Living Waters, Bo-Katan Kryze encounters a living mythosaur, a creature the Mandalorians considered a legend.
- 9 ABYBoba Fett takes Jabba's throne and becomes daimyo of Mos EspaHaving survived the sarlacc and reclaimed his armor, Boba Fett, together with Fennec Shand, takes over the late Jabba's palace and declares himself daimyo of Mos Espa.
- 9 ABYDin Djarin takes Grogu as his apprenticeAfter the liberation of Mandalore, Din Djarin tells the Armorer that Grogu is no longer a foundling but his apprentice, and asks that he be entered into the Song under the name Din Grogu.
- 9 ABYDin Djarin atones in the Living Waters of MandaloreDin Djarin descends into the mines of Mandalore and immerses himself in the Living Waters to regain his status as a Mandalorian, and Bo-Katan Kryze rescues him from the depths.
- 9 ABYDeath of Cad Bane in the streets of Mos EspaThe Pyke mercenary Cad Bane challenges Boba Fett to a duel in the middle of the battle and is killed by his former pupil's gaderffii.
- 9 ABYMoff Gideon's ambush on Mandalore and the death of Paz VizslaBo-Katan's scouting party is ambushed near the Great Forge, Moff Gideon in Mandalorian armor captures Din Djarin, and Paz Vizsla dies covering his comrades' retreat.
- 9 ABYGrogu returns to Din DjarinGiving up further training with Luke Skywalker, Grogu reunites with Din Djarin and helps him in the battle for Mos Espa by putting a rampaging rancor to sleep with the Force.
- 9 ABYMorgan Elsbeth escapes New Republic custodyOn the way to her New Republic trial, Morgan Elsbeth is freed by the mercenaries Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati, after which she resumes her search for a way to reach Thrawn.
- 9 ABYSearch for Thrawn: the star map and the duel on SeatosAhsoka Tano finds an ancient compass in the Nightsisters' temple on Arcana, but on Seatos she loses a duel to Baylan Skoll, and Sabine Wren gives up the map for a chance to find Ezra Bridger.
- 9 ABYVoyage of the Eye of Sion to PerideaThe hyperspace ring Eye of Sion, under Morgan Elsbeth's command, departs the Denab system for another galaxy and the planet Peridea, where Ahsoka Tano and Huyang follow with the help of the purrgil.
- 9 ABYFennec Shand wipes out the Pyke leadership in Mos EisleyWhile the battle rages in Mos Espa, Fennec Shand infiltrates a meeting between the Pyke leader, Mayor Mok Shaiz, and the dons of the crime families and kills them all.
- 9 ABYReunion with Ezra Bridger on PerideaAfter nearly ten years of exile, Ezra Bridger meets Sabine Wren and Ahsoka Tano on Peridea, where they have arrived following Thrawn's trail.
- 9 ABYWar against the Pyke Syndicate on TatooineBoba Fett's refusal to tolerate the spice trade leads to open conflict between his gang and the Pyke Syndicate on Tatooine.