Battle of Coruscant (Great Hyperspace War)

The Battle of Coruscant during the Great Hyperspace War was the first battle between the Galactic Republic and Naga Sadow's Sith Empire. The Republic forces, led by Memit Nadill and his team of Jedi, emerged victorious, after realizing that much of Sadow's forces were illusionary. The battle took place in 5,000 BBY, corresponding with battles on Koros Major and Kirrek, in a war known as the Great Hyperspace War.

Prelude
A young Jedi Knight called Odan-Urr had a vision of an impending Sith invasion while stationed in the Koros system with fellow Jedi Memit Nadill, who acted as an adviser of Empress Teta. Odan-Urr and Memit Nadill were distressed by the dream, and they persuaded Teta to bring it up the next time she visited Coruscant to meet with the senate. However, the senators were uninterested in the dreams of an inexperienced Jedi, instead choosing to believe that Odan-Urr's vision had simply been a bad dream. However, Empress Teta, trusting in the opinions of her closest adviser, pledged the full military support of the Koros system. Some time later on Cinnagar, a young woman named Jori Daragon burst into Teta's chambers, telling them that she and her brother had discovered the long lost Sith Empire. Jori also told them that the Sith were planning to invade the Republic very soon.

The battle
Memit Nadill traveled to Coruscant to rally the Jedi ahead of the impending invasion of Sith forces. As Nadill departed his ship, he was met by fellow Jedi Tuknatan, Sonam-Ha'ar and Anavus Svag. Unlike the senate, the Jedi Knights took heed of Odan-Urr's vision, promising to help Nadill protect the capital. However, Nadill had not arrived soon enough. The vast Sith fleet were reigning down on Coruscant. The Republic defensive canon could not deal with the magnitude of the invaders&mdash;the Sith fleet contained tens of thousands of vessels. The Sith sent down drop-ships contained massive tusked war behemoths and hordes of vicious Massassi warriors. The Sith charged for the Senate Hall, on the orders of Naga Sadow. At the steps to the senate hall, Nadill and the other Jedi, supported by a small amount of Republic soldiers attempted to fight off the Sith army.

High above the planet of Primus Goluud, Naga Sadow was meditating in his meditation sphere, using Sith magic to influence and visually exaggerate the Sith army. Gav Daragon, furious at the murder of his mentor Aarrba the Hutt at the hands of Sadow's massassi warriors, fired on the Human-Sith hybrid, breaking his concentration.

Meanwhile, Coruscant was about to fall to the overwhelming Sith forces. The four Jedi were just able to repel the attack, while the Republic soldiers racked up heavy casualties. However, as Sadow's meditation sphere was damaged, much of the Sith army simply vanished. With their morale considerably boosted, the Jedi called a counter-attack, driving the Sith back to their ships. The majority of the Sith were defeated, and those that were still alive were allowed to return to their warships and flee back to Korriban.

Aftermath
After the Sith had been driven away, the citizens of Coruscant who had sought refuge inside the Senate Hall gathered outside the magnificent building, celebrating wildly. Although the Republic was victorious, it was no without its costs. Great damage was done to Coruscant, and many Jedi turned away from their role as warriors and began to seek more peaceful ways to serve the Republic.

In recognition of the Jedi Order's defense of the capital, and in remembrance of the terror caused by Naga Sadow's invasion, the senate awarded the Jedi a large plot of land, which they hoped would be used to build a Jedi fortress. As was often the case, the Jedi did not comply with the senate's wishes. Although they took the land, the Jedi Council had no intention of building a citadel, as they felt that they were not a military organization. Instead, the Jedi built a series of training facilities and meditative centers on the land, which, over several centuries, expanded in size and became the Jedi Temple.

Behind the scenes
The depiction of the battle in the The New Essential Chronology includes borrowings from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, including Gondorian Soldiers and Rohirrim.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire