Chandrila

Chandrila was a planet in the Core Worlds of the galaxy. The female human Mon Mothma hailed from Chandrila, and represented her homeworld in the Senate of the Galactic Republic. It was also the homeworld and birthplace of Ben Solo.

Chandrila was one of the planets targeted for destruction by Emperor Sheev Palpatine's second Death Star, who planned to use the station's planet-shattering superweapon to end the Rebellion through sheer terror.

Following the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Chandrila became the capital of the New Republic and the seat of the newly formed Galactic Senate as a tribute to the Republic of old. It was not permanent, however, as the Republic chose to rotate its capital world based on elections.

Description
Chandrila was a small blue-green planet with calm seas and rolling hills. It had mild seasonal weather and rarely experienced dangerous weather conditions.

The planet's capital city was Hanna City which hosted the Chandrila Senate house; the site of the New Republic's Galactic Senate in the months following the Battle of Endor. Other known locations on Chandrila included the Old Gather-House, the Senate Plaza, and the Silver Sea. The settlement Junari Point was located a few klicks outside Hanna City and hosted a bar.

History
In ancient times, Chandrila was settled by settlers who built the Old Gather House. Chandrila was a member of the Galactic Republic and during the Clone Wars, Mon Mothma served as Chandrila's senator in the Galactic Senate. During the Galactic Civil War, Chandrila supported the Alliance to Restore the Republic; making the planet a target of the Galactic Empire's second Death Star. Olia Choko regarded Chandrila as a small planet that was the origin point of big ideas.

Following the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Chandrila became the capital of the New Republic, the successor government to the Rebel Alliance. The New Republic's Galactic Senate was first established in Chandrila's Hanna City. Queen of the Core Network began broadcasting on Chandrila. Imperial prisoners from war zones like Coruscant and Akiva were imprisoned on Chandrila. New Republic Starfighter Corps pilots were trained at Landing Platform OB-99 near the Silver Sea.

After Han Solo and Norra Wexley's team freed a hundred Rebel prisoners from Ashmead's Lock on Kashyyyk, the former prisoners were flown to Chandrila where they were accommodated in temporary housing and received medical treatment. Later, the Senate accepted Grand Admiral Rae Sloane's offer to conduct peace talks near Hanna City. In secret, this was a pretext for Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax to launch his attack on the New Republic leadership using the former prisoners as unwilling assassins controlled with inorganic bio-chips installed in their brains. The resulting Liberation Day attacks were broadcast live on HoloNet to audiences across the galaxy. This had the result of undermining morale in the New Republic and setting the stage for the Battle of Jakku. The attack also led for calls to relocate the New Republic capital to a more fortified world.

In the final months of the Civil War, the Republic began the process of relocating the Senate to the Mid Rim world Nakadia. However, Chancellor Mothma and several senators including Princess Leia Organa and Tolwar Wartol still maintained offices on Chandrila. During the Battle of Jakku, Wartol tried to assassinate Mothma by bombing her office. However, Mothma was out of her office but her Adviser Auxi Kray Korbin was killed. Shortly later, Mothma, Organa, Sondiv Sella, and Sinjir Rath Velus met with Grand Vizier Mas Amedda to sign the Galactic Concordance; which facilitated the Empire's surrender to the New Republic. The signing ceremony took place at the crystal cliffs north of Hanna City. On the same day, Organa gave birth to her son Ben Solo. The Imperial capitulation was followed by a week–long Festival of Liberation.

Skywalker Dream
In Luke Skywalker's dream, which was a dream taken place in the year 34 ABY on the planet Ahch-To on the effect of the galaxy if Luke hadn't joined the Rebel Alliance and instead stayed on Tatooine and married Camie Marstrap, it was shown that the Empire used the Death Star to not only destroy Alderaan but also Chandrila and Mon Cala.

Inhabitants
Chandrilans were regarded as peaceful but slightly haughty, pedantic, and interested in politics. Chandrilans had a reputation for being tolerant of same-sex relationships. Following the Imperial Era, some Chandrilans disliked former Imperials.

Behind the scenes
The planet Chandrila was first mentioned in Kathy Tyers' 1994 Legends novel The Truce at Bakura. The planet has since appeared or been referenced in numerous Legends media and literature. In the new canon continuity, Chandrila first appeared as the New Republic's capital in Chuck Wendig's 2015 novel Aftermath; which was released as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens multimedia project. The planet also appeared in Aftermath: Life Debt and Aftermath: Empire's End, the second and third installments in The Aftermath Trilogy.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
 * Ahsoka
 * Rebel Rising
 * Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
 * Leia, Princess of Alderaan
 * Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
 * Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
 * Aftermath
 * Aftermath: Life Debt
 * Aftermath: Empire's End
 * Last Shot
 * Bloodline
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition