Empire (disambiguation)

An empire was a system of government which controlled multiple culturally distinct population groups; often consisting of different planets and/or species. Empires were usually lead by an Emperor, who may be elected or hereditary.

There have been numerous empires in galactic history:


 * The Infinite Empire, created by the Rakata in approximately 49,000 BBY. Ended in 25,200 BBY.
 * Adas's Sith Empire, established after the Rakata were driven off Korriban.
 * The Hutt Empire, from 25,200 BBY, to as far as 26 ABY.
 * Xim's empire, which lasted from 25,130 BBY to 25,100 BBY.
 * The Azure Imperium, a pre-Republic empire centered on Axum.
 * The Galactic Republic, in its early years.
 * The Tapani Empire, extending from 7,328 BBY to 1,582 BBY.
 * The Old Sith Empire, led by several Sith, including Marka Ragnos and Naga Sadow.
 * Exar Kun's Sith Empire, in conjunction with the Brotherhood of the Sith.
 * Darth Revan's Sith Empire, led by first Revan and then Malak in 3,956 BBY.
 * The resurgent Sith Empire, which existed throughout the Great Galactic War and the Cold War.
 * The New Sith Empire of the Brotherhood of Darkness, led by various Dark Lords of the Sith, including Kaan during the New Sith Wars.
 * Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire
 * Gardulla the Elder's criminal empire
 * The Galactic Empire, led by Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader as the replacement for the Galactic Republic 19 BBY-19 ABY.
 * Empire Reborn, between 4 ABY and 14 ABY.
 * The Ssi-ruuvi Imperium, the empire of the Ssi-ruuk, until 28 ABY.
 * The Empire of the Hand, established in the Unknown Regions by Grand Admiral Thrawn in 9 ABY, which fell between 25 ABY and 30 ABY.
 * The Yuuzhan Vong Empire, the government of the Yuuzhan Vong that was run by the Supreme Overlord and the Intendant caste 27 ABY–29 ABY.
 * The Esselian Empire of the Darpa Sector.
 * The Hiromi Empire.
 * The Fel Empire, formed some time after 41 ABY and destroyed in 130 ABY.
 * The Empire-in-exile, a remnant of the Fel Empire.
 * Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire.
 * The Vagaari Empire.
 * The Second Imperium, formed in 19 ABY and run by an ersatz Palpatine, Brakiss, and four Royal Guards. It was ultimately destroyed by the New Republic in 23 ABY.
 * The Corellian Empire
 * The Imperial Remnant
 * The New Republic (between the Galactic Civil War and the Yuuzhan Vong War).
 * The Confederation, since it had great influence of separatism in the galaxy and had a Separatist Armada 40 ABY&mdash;.
 * The Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, in the sense of a coalition.