The Atrisian Empire ruled Atrisia for many centuries, until it was replaced by the Atrisian Parliament. It had a military force that had at least one rank: generalissimi, which included the selfsame title of Warlord of the Empire. The Galactic Empire adopted a similarly-named title within its military, and was speculated to have been derived from the same selfsame title.
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"From the Files of Corellia Antilles" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 (First mentioned)- The Dark Forces Saga, Part 4 on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)
- Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties on Hyperspace (backup link) (original site is defunct)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Mentioned in multiple entries, but without own entry)
- The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
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