Hosnian Prime

Hosnian Prime was a planet in the Hosnian system of the Core Worlds which served as the capital of the New Republic. Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, it served as the headquarters of the Galactic Senate and capital of the New Republic during the conflict between the Resistance and the First Order. Seeking to rid the galaxy of what it saw as the illegitimate Republic government, the First Order used its superweapon, Starkiller Base, to destroy Hosnian Prime and all other planetary bodies in the system. The superweapon caused the ignition of Hosnian Prime's core, transforming the planet into a star in a pocket nova.

History
Hosnian Prime was a cosmopolitan planet located in the Core Worlds of the galaxy. It was the capital of the New Republic by the time of the conflict between the Resistance, an off-shoot of the Republic, and the Imperial successor force known as the First Order. The planet was chosen as the Republic's capital and the headquarters of the Galactic Senate through an election; the Senate's location rotated every few years based on what planet was elected to serve as its headquarters at a given time.

The First Order, believing the Republic to be an illegitimate government incapable of maintaining order in the galaxy, targeted the Republic-controlled Hosnian system with a superweapon known as Starkiller Base in an effort to destroy them. The Starkiller turned its sights towards Hosnian Prime and incinerated them with a beam of phantom energy. Chancellor Lanever Villecham, Resistance commander Korr Sella, countless Republic senators, and all the inhabitants of the Hosnian system were all victims in the destruction of the system. In the resulting pocket nova, Hosnian Prime became a second star in its system.

Notable Landmarks

 * Republic City
 * New Republic Senatorial Complex
 * Statue of Bail Organa
 * Senatorial Conference Building (destroyed in Napkin Bombing)
 * Hanging Gardens
 * Leia's Hangar, birthplace of the Resistance.

Behind the scenes
Hosnian Prime briefly appeared in the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. Information about the planet and its status within the New Republic was elaborated upon in the reference book Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary.

Appearances

 * Bloodline
 * "The Face of Evil"
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel