- "In fact, calculations suggest only two options: here at Gromas, in the Perkell sector, or here, at Phindar, in the Mandalore sector."
- ―Moff Wilhuff Tarkin attempts to predict where the Carrion Spike will refuel
The Mandalore sector,[1] also referred to as Mandalorian Space,[5] was a sector located in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories.[1] It contained over a thousand worlds,[19] including nearly a thousand worlds that were neutral and not part of the Galactic Republic.[20] Several star systems including the Concord Dawn,[2] Mandalore,[1] and Phindar systems were located in the Mandalore sector.[3]
The sector lay in a key strategic position between Coruscant and the Outer Rim Territories, via the Hydian Way. This made it a contested area in galactic conflicts such as the Clone Wars.[21]
In ancient times, the Mandalorians conquered a significant number of star systems extending out from their homeworld, which were carved up into various fiefdoms between the Mandalorian clans. Mandalorian politics were dominated by large and powerful "Houses", such as House Kryze and House Vizsla, whose primary holdings were typically in the Mandalore system itself. Below the major Houses, smaller and more numerous "Clans" followed them as vassals, serving as local rulers in the colony systems. By the time of the Galactic Empire, many of these colony worlds had been ruled by local Clans for many generations, with centuries' worth of their own local traditions. For example, Clan Wren were sworn vassals of House Vizsla, but Clan Wren directly ruled and was based on the colony world Krownest.[22]
Behind the scenes[]
The Mandalore sector was first mentioned in Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim, a 1993 Star Wars Legends supplement written by Simon Smith and Eric S. Trautmann for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[23] It became canon when it appeared in "The Mandalore Plot," the twelfth episode of the canon animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' second season.[8] It was first canonically identified in the 2014 novel Tarkin, written by James Luceno.[3]
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Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Carving Up the Competition"
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III (Indirect mention only)
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Tarkin
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 76 (Starship Fact File: Duchess Satine's Coronet)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Two Featurette: "Creating Mandalore"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Voyage of Temptation"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Mandalore Plot"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Duchess of Mandalore"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Corruption"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shades of Reason"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lawless"
- ↑ Ahsoka
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Star Wars Rebels — "The Protector of Concord Dawn"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Imperial Supercommandos"
- ↑ "Last Call at the Zero Angle" — Star Wars Insider 156
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Star Wars Rebels — "Legacy of Mandalore"
- ↑ The Star Wars Book
- ↑ Rebels Recon #3.16: Inside "Legacy of Mandalore" | Star Wars Rebels on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- ↑ Rise of the Separatists
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Legacy of Mandalore"
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim