Reconquest of the Rim

The Reconquest of the Rim was an event that took place in 19 BBY to 17 BBY, shortly after the Declaration of a New Order and the formation of the Galactic Empire.

Origins of the Reconquest of the Rim
In the decades before the Clone Wars, most of the Outer Rim territory barely acknowledged the authority of the crumbling Galactic Republic, with the Hutts also controlling worlds as far Coreward as Gyndine. The war with the Separatists, better known as the Clone Wars, changed this state of affairs. Republic forces marched up the Hydian Way and the Perlemian Trade Route towards the Corporate Sector and the Tion Hegemony; the front lines in the New Territories were pushed as far as Mygeeto; and the Republic created substantial power bases around Eriadu and Rothana as a result. However, a military occupation wasn't the same as a stable system of laws. In additon, while the Hutts had seen their sphere of influence shrink drastically, many Rim worlds remained lawless and paid the newborn Empire as little mind as they had the Republic.

Things were to change, however. Even after the end of the Clone Wars, Kuat Drive Yards and Sienar Fleet Systems kept producing warships and ground vehicles at a rapid pace, and new clones were continuing to emerge from a number of facilities. Palpatine had deliberately engineered this as part of his goal to extend Imperial rule throughout the civilized galaxy.