Dark Council

The Emperor's Dark Council was the ruling body of the Sith Empire approximately 3,600 BBY. It was a twelve-member council comprised of powerful Sith Lords that obeyed the Sith Emperor. After the Treaty of Coruscant and the conclusion of the Sith-Republic War, the Emperor withdrew to pursue his own mysterious goals, deferring power over the Empire to the Dark Council. The Dark Council then oversaw the consolidation of the Empire's new domains.