Changes: Sith Civil War

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This article is about the aftermath of the Jedi Civil War. You may be looking for the Sith civil war during the Republic Dark Age.

Concurrent

Dark Wars^[1]
First Jedi Purge^[2]
Kanz Disorders (early years)^[3]

Sith Civil War

Beginning

3956 BBY^[2]

End

3950 BBY^[1]

Place

Korriban,^[2] throughout the Sith Empire^[1]

Outcome

Disintegration of the Sith Empire and absorption of its remnants into the Galactic Republic^[1]

Combatants
Sith Lords of Darth Revan's Sith Empire^[1]	Sith Lords of the Sith Triumvirate^[1]

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"There are many factions within the Sith, each attempting to take what little remains from the Jedi Civil War."

―Visas Marr^[src]

The Sith Civil War was a conflict that wracked the remains of the Sith Empire in the wake of the Jedi Civil War. Following the death of Darth Malak during the Battle of Rakata Prime, several of the Sith Lords who had followed Darth Revan and Malak during the war attempted to take what scraps they could from the ruins of the Sith Empire. Declaring themselves sovereign warlords, they fractured the Empire into a number of small, hotly-contested kingdoms.

During the height of the Sith Civil War, many of the Sith warlords united under Darth Sion and Darth Nihilus, but upon their deaths, the Civil War escalated once more. By 3950 BBY, the remnants of the Sith Empire disintegrated entirely due to the constant infighting. As a result, the Galactic Republic was able to conquer Sith space, and reclaim worlds that had been under Sith control since the Great Sith War.

History

"I was there when the Academy on Korriban fell… and the Sith turned on one another, like beasts. Our chance of an empire… destroyed by Revan."

―Darth Sion^[src]

Following Revan's attack on the Korriban Sith Academy during his search for the Star Forge, and the death of Darth Malak during the conclusion of the Jedi Civil War, the remaining Sith Lords battled amongst themselves as each sought to rule the remnants of the Sith Empire. The bloody civil war began on Korriban, centered around the Sith Academy there. As a result of the chaos, the Dreshdae settlement on Korriban was abandoned by Czerka Corporation.^[2]

At the height of the civil war on Korriban, Revan led a host of Jedi in an invasion of the Sith homeworld, and his forces successfully drove the Sith Lords from the planet.^[4] When Republic forces arrived on Korriban approximately a year after the Jedi Civil War's conclusion, they found the planet to be barren and lifeless.^[2]

After fleeing Korriban, the Sith survivors scattered across the breadth of the Sith space and the Sith Empire began to fracture in earnest. In the year 3955 BBY, the surviving Sith Lords tore the empire apart as they battled for supremacy, and the empire was eventually divided up between the most powerful of the feuding warlords.^[2]

In the year 3954 BBY, Darth Nihilus and Darth Sion emerged as the heirs apparent of the Sith Empire. In time, they united most of the remaining Sith Lords beneath their banner. Following the deaths of the Sith Triumvirate on Malachor V, the destruction of the Trayus Academy, and the foiling of their plot to exterminate the Jedi and destabilize the Galactic Republic, the leaderless Sith descended into anarchy once again. They turned upon each other and eventually destroyed what little remained of their Empire.^[2]^[1]

However, records indicate that at least one Sith Lord bearing the title of "Darth" survived, if for nothing else but to train a Sith apprentice.^[3]

Legacy

Because the Sith Civil War served as the final destruction of Revan's Sith Empire, it provided yet another reason for Darth Bane to have established his Rule of Two many millennia later. With only two Sith in the galaxy at any one time, it would prevent a disaster such as the Sith Civil Wars from ever happening again.^[4]

Appearances

The Old Republic: Revan (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (First appearance) (First identified as Sith Civil War)^[5]
Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (Mentioned only)
Darth Plagueis (Indirect mention only)

Sources

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 The New Essential Chronology
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
↑ "Whoever survives this Sith Civil War shall not be one I wish to follow. There is only Revan. Only he can shape this galaxy as it is meant to be shaped."—Bastila Shan: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (dark side male Revan)

History of the Sith

First Sith Empire · Hundred-Year Darkness · Sith Empire · Great Hyperspace War
Old Sith Wars (Great Sith War · Jedi Civil War · Dark Wars/First Jedi Purge/Sith Civil War)
Reconstituted Sith Empire · Sith Wars (Great Galactic War · Cold War · Galactic War · Third Galactic War)
Fourth Great Schism · New Sith Wars (Sith civil war · Republic Dark Age)
Order of the Sith Lords (Grand Plan) · Lumiya's Sith · Lost Tribe of Sith · Lost Tribe of Sith emergence
One Sith · Sith–Imperial War · Second Imperial Civil War

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Conflicts of the Old Sith Wars

Great Sith War · Great Hunt · Cleansing of the Nine Houses · Kanz Disorders · Mandalorian Wars
Jedi Civil War · Sith Civil War · Dark Wars · First Jedi Purge

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In other languages

[Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_Campaign_Guide-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide

[Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_II:_The_Sith_Lords-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

[The_New_Essential_Chronology-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 The New Essential Chronology

[Darth_Bane:_Path_of_Destruction-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Darth Bane: Path of Destruction

[ID-5] "Whoever survives this Sith Civil War shall not be one I wish to follow. There is only Revan. Only he can shape this galaxy as it is meant to be shaped."—Bastila Shan: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (dark side male Revan)

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+The '''Sith Civil War''' was a conflict that wracked the remains of the [[Sith Empire (Jedi Civil War)|Sith Empire]] in the wake of the [[Jedi Civil War]]. Following the death of [[Darth Malak]] during the [[Battle of Rakata Prime]], several of the [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lords]] who had followed [[Revan/Legends|Darth Revan]] and Malak during the war attempted to take what scraps they could from the ruins of the [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] Empire. Declaring themselves sovereign warlords, they fractured the Empire into a number of small, hotly-contested kingdoms.
+During the height of the Sith Civil War, many of the Sith warlords united under [[Darth Sion]] and [[Darth Nihilus]], but upon their deaths, the Civil War escalated once more. By [[3950 BBY]], the remnants of the Sith Empire disintegrated entirely due to the constant infighting. As a result, the Galactic Republic was able to conquer Sith space, and reclaim worlds that had been under Sith control since the [[Great Sith War]].
-The '''Sith Civil War''' was a conflict that wracked the remains of the [[Sith Empire (Jedi Civil War)|Sith Empire]] in the wake of the [[Jedi Civil War]]. Following the death of [[Darth Malak]] during the [[Battle of Rakata Prime]], several of the [[Sith Lord]]s who had followed [[Revan|Darth Revan]] and Malak during the war attempted to take what scraps they could from the ruins of the [[Sith]] Empire. Declaring themselves sovereign warlords, they fractured the Empire into a number of small, hotly-contested kingdoms.
-During the height of the Sith Civil War, many of the Sith warlords united under [[Darth Sion]] and [[Darth Nihilus]], but upon their deaths, the Civil War escalated once more. By [[3950 BBY]], the remnants of the Sith Empire disintegrated entirely due to the constant infighting. As a result, the Galactic Republic was able to conquer Sith space, and reclaim worlds that had been under Sith control since the [[Great Sith War]].
 ==History==
 {{Quote|I was there when the Academy on Korriban fell&hellip; and the Sith turned on one another, like beasts. Our chance of an empire&hellip; destroyed by Revan.|[[Darth Sion]]|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords}}
+Following Revan's [[Skirmish on Korriban|attack]] on the [[Korriban]] [[Sith Academy (Korriban)|Sith Academy]] during his search for the [[Star Forge]], and the death of Darth Malak during the conclusion of the Jedi Civil War, the remaining Sith Lords battled amongst themselves as each sought to rule the remnants of the Sith Empire. The bloody [[civil war]] began on [[Korriban]], centered around the Sith Academy there. As a result of the chaos, the [[Dreshdae]] settlement on Korriban was abandoned by [[Czerka Arms/Legends|Czerka Corporation]].<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" />
-Following Revan's [[Skirmish on Korriban|attack]] on the the [[Korriban]] [[Sith Academy (Korriban)|Sith Academy]] during his search for the [[Star Forge]], and the death of Darth Malak during the conclusion of the Jedi Civil War, the remaining Sith Lords battled amongst themselves as each sought to rule the remnants of the Sith Empire. The bloody [[civil war]] began on [[Korriban]], centered around the Sith Academy there. As a result of the chaos, the [[Dreshdae]] settlement on Korriban was abandoned by [[Czerka Arms|Czerka Corporation]].<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" />
+At the height of the civil war on Korriban, Revan led a host of Jedi in an invasion of the Sith homeworld, and his forces successfully drove the Sith Lords from the planet.<ref name="Darth Bane: Path of Destruction">''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]''</ref> When Republic forces [[Expedition to Korriban|arrived]] on Korriban approximately a year after the Jedi Civil War's conclusion, they found the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] to be barren and lifeless.<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" />
-At the height of the civil war on Korriban, Revan led a host of Jedi in an invasion of the Sith homeworld, and his forces successfully drove the Sith Lords from the planet.<ref name="Darth Bane: Path of Destruction">''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]''</ref> When Republic forces [[Expedition to Korriban|arrived]] on Korriban approximately a year after the Jedi Civil War's conclusion, they found the [[planet]] to be barren and lifeless.<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" />
 After fleeing Korriban, the Sith survivors scattered across the breadth of the Sith space and the Sith Empire began to fracture in earnest. In the year [[3955 BBY]], the surviving Sith Lords tore the empire apart as they battled for supremacy, and the empire was eventually divided up between the most powerful of the feuding warlords.<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" />
-In the year [[3954 BBY]], [[Darth Nihilus]] and [[Darth Sion]] emerged as the heirs apparent of the Sith Empire. In time, they united most of the remaining Sith Lords beneath their banner. Following the deaths of the [[Sith Triumvirate]] on [[Malachor V]], the destruction of the [[Trayus Academy]], and the foiling of their plot to exterminate the Jedi and destabilize the [[Galactic Republic]], the leaderless Sith descended into anarchy once again. They turned upon each other and eventually destroyed what little remained of their Empire.<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" /><ref name="Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide" />
+In the year [[3954 BBY]], [[Darth Nihilus]] and [[Darth Sion]] emerged as the heirs apparent of the Sith Empire. In time, they united most of the remaining Sith Lords beneath their banner. Following the deaths of the [[Sith Triumvirate]] on [[Malachor V]], the destruction of the [[Trayus Academy]], and the foiling of their plot to exterminate the Jedi and destabilize the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]], the leaderless Sith descended into anarchy once again. They turned upon each other and eventually destroyed what little remained of their Empire.<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" /><ref name="Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide" />
-However, records indicate that at least [[Unidentified Sith Lord (Post–Sith Civil War)|one Sith Lord bearing the title of "Darth"]] survived, if for nothing else but to train a [[Sith apprentice]], ensuring the continuation of the "Darth" line until [[Darth Desolous]]'s time.<ref name="The New Essential Chronology" />
+However, records indicate that at least [[Unidentified Sith Lord (Post–Sith Civil War)|one Sith Lord bearing the title of "Darth"]] survived, if for nothing else but to train a [[Sith apprentice/Legends|Sith apprentice]].<ref name="The New Essential Chronology" />
 ==Legacy==
-Because the Sith Civil War served as the ''final'' destruction of Revan's Sith Empire, it provided yet another reason for [[Darth Bane]] to have established his [[Rule of Two]] many millennia later. With only two Sith in the galaxy at any one time, it would prevent a disaster such as the Sith Civil Wars from ever happening again.<ref name="Darth Bane: Path of Destruction" />
+Because the Sith Civil War served as the ''final'' destruction of Revan's Sith Empire, it provided yet another reason for [[Darth Bane/Legends|Darth Bane]] to have established his [[Rule of Two/Legends|Rule of Two]] many millennia later. With only two Sith in the galaxy at any one time, it would prevent a disaster such as the Sith Civil Wars from ever happening again.<ref name="Darth Bane: Path of Destruction" />
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[The Old Republic: Revan]]'' {{Mo}}
 *''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' {{1st}} {{1stID}}<ref name="ID">"''Whoever survives this '''Sith Civil War''' shall not be one I wish to follow. There is only Revan. Only he can shape this galaxy as it is meant to be shaped."&mdash;[[Bastila Shan]]: ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' (dark side male Revan)</ref>
-*''[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|Darth Plagueis]]'' {{Imo}}
+*''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]'' {{Mo}}
+*[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']] {{Imo}}
 ==Sources==
 *''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide]]''
 *''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
+*[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]
-*''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]''
-*''[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force]]''
 *''[[Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide]]''
 *''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
 *{{InsiderCite|114|Class Wars!}}
 *''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
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