Timeline of galactic history

This is a timeline of galactic history recording the galaxy's important events.

Pre-Clone Wars

 * Millennia before the Battle of Yavin
 * Force sensitives gather to form the Jedi Order, dedicated to preserve peace and justice. The world Ilum comes to their possession.
 * At least 6,000 years before the Clone Wars
 * An order of malevolent Force users split from the Jedi Order during the Hundred-Year Darkness. They form the Sith Order.
 * At least 6,000 years before the Clone Wars
 * The Sith build a shrine on Coruscant. The Jedi later build the Jedi Temple on top of the shrine's foundations.
 * Over 5,000 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * The Great Temple of Massassi is built by the Massassi on Yavin 4.
 * About 1,000 years before the Clone Wars
 * The Sith are defeated by the Jedi and driven into hiding.
 * The Old Republic collapses.
 * Darth Bane establishes the Rule of Two.
 * During that time, Mandalorians find an opportunity to steal the Darksaber.
 * Several solar systems unite and found the Galactic Republic.
 * The Zygerrian Slave Empire is defeated by the Jedi.
 * Maz Kanata is born. [src]
 * 900 years before the Battle of Endor
 * Yoda is born on an unknown planet.
 * 847 years before the Clone Wars
 * Naboo joins the Galactic Republic.
 * 800 years before the Battle of Hoth
 * Yoda begins to train Jedi in the ways of the Force.
 * About 450 years before the Battle of Endor
 * Yaddle is born.
 * c. 200 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Chewbacca is born on Kashyyyk.
 * c. 84 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Sheev Palpatine is born on Naboo.
 * 64 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Wilhuff Tarkin is born on Eriadu.
 * 46 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Padmé Amidala (Padmé Naberrie) is born on Naboo.
 * 44 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Garazeb Orrelios, also known as Zeb, is born on Lasan.
 * 41 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Rae Sloane is born on Ganthel.
 * 9 years before the Invasion of Naboo
 * Anakin Skywalker is born to Shmi Skywalker.
 * Before the Invasion of Naboo
 * Sifo-Dyas foresees an upcoming full-scale conflict but is removed from the Jedi Council. He secretly commissions the Kaminoans to grow a clone army for the Republic.
 * 36 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Ahsoka Tano is born on Shili.
 * 33 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Caleb Dume (Kanan Jarrus) is born on Coruscant.
 * Ahsoka Tano is accepted into the Jedi Order after Plo Koon discovers her on Shili.
 * 32 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Invasion of Naboo.
 * Queen Amidala returns to Naboo and forms an alliance between the Naboo and Gungans. The Gungans engage the droid army while the Queen and her security force capture the leaders of the Trade Federation. Also during the battle, Qui-Gon Jinn is killed by Darth Maul, who, in turn, is bisected by Obi-Wan Kenobi, but survives. Daultay Dofine is killed when the Droid Control Ship is destroyed by Anakin Skywalker.
 * Following the Battle of Naboo, Senator Sheev Palpatine is elected Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, replacing Finis Valorum.
 * The Jedi Council promotes Obi-Wan Kenobi to the rank of Jedi Knight, and permission to train Anakin Skywalker as a Jedi.
 * 29 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Hera Syndulla is born on Ryloth.

Clone Wars

 * 22 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Secessionist Movement; thousands of star systems leave the Republic and join the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Count Dooku.
 * The Galactic Senate debates the Military Creation Act to determine whether they should raise an army.
 * Antar 4 schism
 * Plot to assassinate Padmé Amidala, who was against the Military Creation Act.
 * Mission to Kamino
 * Jar Jar Binks proposes that Chancellor Palpatine be given emergency powers to raise an army on his own.
 * The Clone Wars begin with the Battle of Geonosis. Mace Windu kills Jango Fett in the fighting and many Jedi are killed attempting to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala.
 * Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala are secretly wed on Naboo.
 * 22 –19 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * The Clone Wars
 * 21 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Sabine Wren is born on Mandalore.
 * 19 years before the Battle of Yavin
 * Order 66 wipes out the Jedi Order and nearly all Jedi.
 * The Republic is reorganized into the first Galactic Empire by Chancellor Palpatine - secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, who declared himself to be the Galactic Emperor.
 * Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are born to Padmé Amidala on Polis Massa. Padmé Amidala dies in childbirth. Obi-Wan Kenobi, who survived Order 66, leaves Luke with Anakin's step brother Owen Lars on Tatooine while Bail Organa adopts Leia, in order to protect them from Darth Sidious and their father.
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi goes into exile on Tatooine. Yoda goes into exile on Dagobah.
 * Caleb Dume escapes Order 66 and goes into hiding, forsaking the Jedi ways for the next 14 years. Changes name to "Kanan Jarrus".
 * Ezra Bridger born to Mira and Ephraim Bridger on Lothal.

Pre-Galactic Civil War

 * Sometime after the Empire's formation
 * Bail Organa and Ahsoka Tano organize a rebel network.
 * 8 years after the Empire's formation
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi rescues Luke Skywalker when the boy went to confront Jabba the Hutt's men to take back their "water tax" on the local farmers during the Great Drought.  Kenobi carries the unconscious Skywalker to the Lars' homestead and leaves before he wakes up, but his courage assures Kenobi that it's not the end of the Jedi, renewing his waning hope.
 * 14 years after the Empire's formation
 * Ezra Bridger is recruited by the Lothal rebels.
 * Kanan Jarrus takes up the ways of the Jedi once more. Takes on Ezra Bridger as his Padawan learner.
 * 15 years after the Empire's formation
 * Imperial Senator Bail Organa sends his droids, C-3PO and R2-D2 to stop an Imperial plan to mass produce T-7 Ion Disruptors on Lothal and are helped by the Lothal Rebels.
 * Ezra and Garazeb steal an Imperial TIE Fighter owned by Baron Valen Rudor.
 * Ezra Bridger passes his trial to overcome his fears and receives a kyber crystal. He uses it to construct his lightsaber, completing it several weeks later.
 * Kanan Jarrus is captured by Grand Moff Tarkin on Lothal.
 * Ezra sends out a message of rebellion the reaches an secret Imperial prison that his parents, Mira and Ephraim Bridger. The two become inspired by their son and started a prison riot, freeing many rebel prisoners but were presumed dead after the uprising was crushed by the Empire.
 * Kanan Jarrus is rescued by the rebel network, leading to the Inquisitor's death and the destruction of the Sovereign. The rebels steal the inquisitor's TIE Advanced
 * The newly formed Rebel Alliance is crippled by Darth Vader, who destroys the rebel command ship, but fails to capture the Lothal rebels, who escaped with the remains of the rebel fleet.
 * The B-Wing is created by Mon Calamari engineer Quarrie and commandeered by the Rebel Alliance.
 * Darth Vader dispatches two inquisitors to attack the rebel group, specifically the Jedi
 * Rogue Clone Troopers, CT-7567, CC-3636, and CC-5576-39 join the Rebel Alliance after their home, an old AT-TE Walker, was destroyed by the Empire.
 * The sith inquisitors attack the rebels onboard an old Republic medical station.
 * The Sith begin to target Force-sensitive younglings to train as new inquisitors, but are stopped by the Lothal rebels.
 * The Empire discovers the rebels hidden base on the planet Garel and attempt to capture an rebel cruiser, but fail when the Jedi repel their ground forces.

Galactic Civil War

 * 19 years after the Empire's formation
 * Secret mission to Tatooine.
 * Owen and Beru Lars are murdered by Imperial stormtroopers; the Lars homestead is destroyed.
 * Luke Skywalker begins training to become a Jedi.
 * Disaster. Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star.
 * Rescue of Princess Leia. Leia Organa is rescued from the Death Star; Obi-Wan Kenobi purposely dies in duel with Darth Vader and becomes a Force spirit.
 * Battle of Yavin. The Death Star is destroyed by the Rebel Alliance.
 * Royal Award Ceremony.
 * Evacuation of Yavin.
 * Mission to rescue the survivors of Alderaan. Leia Organa and Evaan Verlaine search the galaxy for surviving Alderaanians.
 * Skirmish over Llanic.
 * Mission to Rodia.
 * Mission to Fex.
 * Mission to Denon.
 * Liberation of Drusil Bephorin.
 * Assault on Cymoon 1. The Rebels destroy Weapons Factory Alpha, causing a significant setback in the operations of the Imperial military.
 * Mission to Jabba's Palace.
 * Skirmish over an unidentified green planet.
 * Attack on an unidentified pirate base.
 * Theft of the Triple-Zero personality matrix.
 * Secret mission to Geonosis.
 * 22 years after the Empire's formation
 * Mid Rim Retreat.[src]
 * Battle of Haidoral Prime.[src]
 * Coyerti campaign.[src]
 * Before the Battle of Hoth
 * Death Troopers invasion.
 * The Rebel Alliance establishes Echo Base on Hoth, the sixth planet in the Hoth system.


 * 3 years after the Battle of Yavin
 * Battle of Hoth. The Rebel Alliance suffers a costly blow when the Empire attacks Echo Base.
 * Following advice from Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker heads to Dagobah to begin his training with Jedi Master Yoda.
 * Duel on Cloud City.
 * Escape from Cloud City.
 * 4 years after the Battle of Yavin
 * Operation Yellow Moon. Princess Leia leads a mission meant to distract the Galactic Empire while the Rebel Alliance uses Sullust as a staging area for its fleet.
 * Rescue of Han Solo. Han Solo is rescued from Jabba the Hutt.
 * Jabba is killed by Leia Organa.
 * Boba Fett is presumed dead after falling in the sarlacc pit.
 * Yoda dies and Luke Skywalker discovers that not only is he truly the son of Darth Vader but that Leia Organa is also his sister. He later passes this information on to her.
 * Battle of Endor. Darth Vader is redeemed and kills Darth Sidious, the Galactic Emperor, fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One and bringing balance to the Force, as well as destroying the Sith.
 * Funeral of Anakin Skywalker.
 * Adelhard, the Imperial governor in charge of the Anoat sector, locks his sector down, establishing the Iron Blockade. Deprived of the Rebel Alliance's help, those trapped inside the blockade start an uprising.


 * Before the Battle of Jakku
 * The Rebel Alliance reorganizes into the New Republic, accomplishing their goal of restoring the Republic.
 * The New Republic restores the Galactic Senate on Chandrila, its capital.


 * 1 year after the Battle of Endor
 * Battle of Jakku. The New Republic and Galactic Empire engage on Jakku, with the Republic emerging victorious.

First Order–Resistance conflict

 * 11 years after the Battle of Endor
 * Rey is born.


 * Jedi massacre. The new generation of Jedi being trained by Luke Skywalker are murdered by the Knights of Ren.
 * 30 years after the Battle of Endor
 * Assault on Tuanul. The village of Tuanul is sacked by the First Order, which had been pursuing a clue to the missing Jedi Master Luke Skywalker's location.
 * Escape from Jakku. Rey, a scavenger, Finn, a former stormtrooper of the First Order, and BB-8, a Resistance astromech droid, escape from the planet of Jakku to evade the Order.
 * Skirmish aboard the Eravana.
 * Destruction of the Hosnian system. The Hosnian system is targeted and destroyed by the First Order's superweapon, the Starkiller.
 * Battle on Takodana. The First Order sacks Maz Kanata's castle, searching for the Resistance astromech droid BB-8.
 * Battle of Starkiller Base. Resistance forces engage with the First Order at their stronghold, destroying the Starkiller superweapon.
 * Rey and Chewbacca find Luke Skywalker on an uncharted planet in the Unknown Regions called Ahch-To.