Forum:SH Archive/Despot War start date

Upon re-reading Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm & Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void I'm having trouble accepting that we have significant evidence to state with certainty that the Despot War started in 25,805 BBY. The article itself currently states:

"Around the year 25,805 BBY, the charismatic Twi'lek Hadiya began to unite the Nine Houses and the aristocracy of Shikaakwa through charm or through force with the help of several lieutenants—Bakko, Ka'un Damm, and Hadiya's "fists," Shri-Lan and Gav Vannar."

While chapter 9 of the novel does provide an introductory quote attributed to Hadiya dated 10,648 TYA (25,805 BBY), as I see it, this exact quote could have been made before the war, during the war or repeatedly by Hadiya both before or during as a rallying call to varying factions. The novel also does not actually specify where or who exactly she is addressing with this specific quote.

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1, which is set primarily in 25,793 BBY, does establish that the war ended "twelve years ago" but also does not give a definitive start date.

My reason for this post is that I attempted to append "c.25,805 BBY" as the start date for this war, believing that this was the most accurate representation of the start date that we currently have, only to have my edits repeatedly reverted to 25,805 BBY because User:Cade Calrayn believes otherwise. I thought the Wook aims to be encyclopedic and I believe that Cade's exact start date of 25,805 BBY may be classified as original research/speculation in this case. I'd like the opinion of others who have read both sources in what they believe the best option is. Should we date the start of the Despot War as "c.25,805 BBY" or "25,805 BBY"? Bo Shuda (talk) 04:38, November 26, 2013 (UTC)