Invasion of the Jedi Temple

"Our time has come. For three hundred years, we prepared. We grew stronger while you rested in your cradle of power, believing your people were safe... protected. You were trusted to lead the Republic but you were decieved, as our powers over the Darkside had blinded you. You assumed no force could challenge you and now... finally, we have returned."

- Unidentified Sith during the Sacking of Coruscant

The Invasion of the Jedi Temple occurred during the Sacking of Coruscant at the end of the Great Galactic War, in 3,653 BBY.

Background
Prior to invading the Jedi Temple during the Sacking of Coruscant, The Emperor's Dark Council made a surprising requested to the Galactic Senate to engage in peace talks, an offer which surprised the Jedi and Republic. Facing increasing levels of difficulty on their end of the war, the Republic and decided to accept the Sith Emperor's offer.

The battle
Concurrent to the "peace negotiations", a Sith army infiltrated Coruscant and sacked the world. At the time of the attack, the Jedi Temple was invaded by an elite force of over twenty Sith Marauders, led by an unidentified Sith, his Twi'lek aide. Along with the Sith forces, they were assisted by a hired bounty hunter. The apparent startegy employed by the Sith was to entered the temple with his aide, while the bounty hunter flew in through a small entrance several levels higher up, engaging several guards. The leading Sith was met by several Jedi. At this point, a Sith shuttle crashed into the wall of the temple, scattering the Jedi.

At least twenty-five Jedi Knights engaged the invading Sith, fighting alongside many temple security guards. Sometime during the conflict, an unidentified Jedi dueled the commanding Sith in lightsaber combat, though the former was defeated and impaled. Eventually, the Jedi Temple was bombarded, and six of the Masters on the Council were slain.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace
 * Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic