Trade Wars

The Trade Wars were a series of skirmishes in the Cularin system concurrent with the blockade and Battle of Naboo. When the Metatheran Cartel broke off from the Trade Federation and attempted dislodge the Federation from the Cularin system, the Federation hired pirates to attack the ships and bases of the Cartel and their business partners, such as SoroSuub.

The Cartel attempted to buy off the pirates, which at first did not work. When the Trade Federation lost the Battle of Naboo, however, many believed they would lose their trade franchise. The Cularin pirates shared in this belief, and being convinced they would not be paid, switched sides, effecting ending the war. The Trade Federation lost its monopoly in Cularin and was completely driven out of the system.