Annaj/Legends

Annaj, also known as Cannij Barr, was a planet in the Annaj system and the capital of the Moddell sector. Located along the intersection of the Spar Trade Route and the Houche Run it was part of the Inner Zuma region.

History
Discovered by Human colonists circa 300 BBY, the world joined the Galactic Republic as a freestanding subsector and the capital of the Moddell sector in 50 BBY. Uninvolved in the politics of the Core, the sector was taken by the Galactic Empire under which Annaj served as a staging area for the Imperial Navy. Becoming a boomworld briefly during the construction of the Death Star II, it was eyed carefully by the Rebel Alliance's leaders. Immediately after the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor, Captain Gilad Pellaeon ordered the defeated Imperial fleet to retreat to Annaj, which was nearly two days distance traveling at Class One Hyperdrive speeds. The fleet spent several days regrouping and repairing at the planet.

As the struggling Imperial Remnant withdrew from the sector, the Alliance of Free Planets's military leaders believed that the Unrepentant, an Imperial Star Destroyer, had acquired vital military data and then jumped to report to Imperial agents on Annaj. Eventually the New Republic routed Imperial bases on Annaj and the world became a member of both the Republic and later the Galactic Alliance. As of 137 ABY Annaj had been taken by the Empire of Darth Krayt.

Behind the scenes
The in-game encyclopedia entry for Annaj in the PC game Star Wars: Rebellion describes Annaj as a large gas giant. This is contradictory to other sources. This error was later reconciled in the world's entry in The Essential Atlas, which describes it as a "fog-covered globe."

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * The Truce at Bakura