Ssi-ruuvi Imperium

The Ssi-ruuvi Imperium was the government and holdings of the Ssi-ruuvi. The Shreeftut, leader of the Imperium, reigned over a swathe of the Unknown Regions known as the Ssi-ruuvi Star Cluster from the capital of the Imperium, Lwhekk. It was destroyed in 25 ABY.

Circa 10 BBY, the Imperium, which was in a constant state of aggressive expansion, entered Chiss space and engaged their outlying colonies. The Chiss launched as counter attack on the Imperium forces, beating the Ssi-ruuvi forces back and all but destroying the Imperium. A hasty retreat by the political, religious and military leaders saved the Imperium from total collapse.

When Emperor Palpatine discovered the Ssi-ruuk, he began negotiations for the use their entechment technology. Palpatine offered millions of slaves and hundred of planets to the Ssi-ruuvi in exchange for the use of their technology. The death of the Emperor ended the negotiations, and the Imperium chose to enter the Outer Rim to begin a conquest of their own.

In 4 ABY, the Imperium launched its first known excursion out of the Unknown Regions, launching an assault on the backwater world of Bakura. A fleet under the command of Admiral Ivpikkis devastated the Imperial garrison, but the timely arrival of a Rebel Alliance task force turned the tide of the Battle of Bakura. Like their earlier invasion of Chiss space, the Imperium's aggression towards the Empire and the Alliance would almost be its undoing.

Concerned about the repercussions of allowing the Imperium to regroup, Mon Mothma authorized a New Republic invasion force to advance towards Lwhekk. Their task was to pacify the Imperium and negotiate from a position of power. To maximize the effects of the fleet, the newly commissioned Sibwarra was chosen as the force's flagship, in hopes that the site of their own starship would have a psychological impact on the leaders of the Imperium.

The New Republic task force arrived in the Ssi-ruuvi Star Cluster to find a weak foe. It was clear that the Imperium had already taken a severe beating from the opposite front, which was perhaps the result of a secondary Chiss assault or the beginning of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Capitalizing on their weakness, the New Republic task force engaged the fleet of Admiral Ivpikkis, battling to a bloody standstill. When negotiations proved futile, the Alliance left Imperium space, satisfied the Ssi-ruuk were too weak to mount another invasion.

Near 25 ABY, the P'w'eck Emancipation Movement overthrew the Shreeftut and his Imperium. Chaos ensued as the P'w'ecks launched an open revolution across the worlds of the Imperium. Their timing could not have been worse. Weakened by years of defending its borders from the Chiss, recuperating from its battle with the Alliance, and now broken down by the P'w'eck revolt, the Imperium could mount no defense against the Yuuzhan Vong invasion force that swept through the Ssi-ruuvi star cluster on route to the galaxy. The Yuuzhan Vong wiped out all remnants of the Imperium and the Ssi-ruuvi as they established a foothold in the Unknown Regions.

Appearances

 * The Truce at Bakura, invaded Bakura; first appearance