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Tahv was the capital city of the Outer Rim world of Kesh. It was built around 5,000 BBY by the planet's native sentient species, the Keshiri; Tahv's walls originally served the purpose of keeping the Keshiri safe from the planet's many dangerous creatures. Shortly thereafter, during the Great Hyperspace War, a group of Sith were forced to crash-land on the planet in their starship, the Omen. The Lost Tribe of Sith, as the survivors of the accident became known, befriended the Keshiri, and helped them to drive away and domesticate Kesh's native beasts. Tahv then became a decorative city, focusing mainly on workings of art, often created by Sith artists using the Force.

The Lost Tribe of Sith quickly took command of Tahv and the planet's government, and often forced the native Keshiri to work for them. By 41 ABY, however, the class difference between the two groups had narrowed. By that time, the Tribe's ruling body, the Circle of Lords, held their council in the Circle Chambers in central Tahv. In 43 ABY, after Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker was revealed to the Tribe as a threat, they held an emergency meeting in the Chambers.