- "The roots of the Senate's eventual obsolescence lay in the restructuring of the galaxy through appointed regional governors and Moffs who would regulate and administrate different sectors and star systems. The Senate initially opposed these measures when they were first floated in the Republic toward the end of the Clone Wars, but Palpatine and Grand Moff Tarkin were able to achieve the same result over an extended period, as they gradually diverted much of the day-to-day administration of the Imperial state out of the hands of elected politicians and into those of loyal officers."
- ―Historian Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
The Galactic Empire transformed into a stratocracy over time.
Stratocracy was a form of government headed by military chiefs. Although the Galactic Empire did not start off as a stratocracy, it had, by the time of the Battle of Scarif, gradually evolved into one as the power of the Imperial Senate waned.[2]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (Indirect mention only)
