Coruscant Uprising

The Coruscant Uprising was an event that occurred shortly after the Battle of Endor.

Background
Following the Rebel Alliance's triumph on Endor and the deaths of Emperor Palpatine and his right-hand man Darth Vader, riots, uprisings and celebrations took place on a multitude of Imperial-held worlds, as the news spread across the Galaxy.

The Uprising


Despite the Empire's attempts to prevent the details of the Battle of Endor from becoming public until they could put a proper spin on it, several Rebel groups began transmitting the unaltered facts just hours after the Death Star was destroyed.

On Coruscant, several Rebel cells, including one of which future Wraith Squadron pilot Castin Donn was a member, retransmitted the feed. Subsequently, billions of citizens celebrated the fall of the Empire, and an armed uprising sprang out in several sectors. Imperial patrols were attacked in the streets, statues of Palpatine were toppled and other Imperial symbols were desecrated.

In the midst of all the celebrating and rioting, Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard ordered a massive crackdown on the rebellious elements in the city-planet's population and gave full power to the local military force to end the uprising and restore order to the system.

The populace was eventually put back under control through military retaliation with high death-tolls on the part of the insurrectionists. Grand Vizier Sate Pestage was glad of the results, although was less pleased at the fact that Isard took action without seeking his permission first.

Aftermath


Despite the victory and display of power, this was the beginning of the Galactic Empire's end, as feuding warlords and an ever-growing New Republic would ensure its eventual disintegration into the Imperial Remnant.

Two years after the initial uprising was struck down, the New Republic would free the system from Imperial control.

Behind the scenes
The Coruscant Uprising is somewhat of a retcon maneuver to erase the incompatibility between the celebration scenes inserted in the 1997 special edition of Return of the Jedi and the notion of the Empire maintaining control of Coruscant for some years after the Battle of Endor.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand
 * X-wing: Iron Fist