The Star Wars galaxy was ruled by a number
of interplanetary governments throughout tens of thousands of years of history. In this video we’ll be covering all of the
major Legends governments in chronological order. Please note that I’m not covering every
government ever mentioned, just the major ones that had galactic control for a significant
period of time. The Infinite Empire was the very first galaxy
wide government. It was established at an unknown date more
than 36,000 years before the Ba
ttle of Yavin by the Force sensitive, dark side using Rakatan
species. They developed interstellar travel early and
enslaved much of the galaxy until an unknown plague cut off their connection to the Force,
which allowed the slaves to rise up and nearly exterminate them in the year 25,200 BBY. The Galactic Republic was the predominant
galactic government throughout the majority of history. It was founded shortly after the fall of the
Infinite Empire. It was ruled over by an elected Supreme Chanc
ellor,
protected by the Force-using Jedi Order, and endured many galactic wars. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the secret Sith
Lord Darth Sidious, was the final chancellor who engineered the Clone Wars that allowed
him to take complete control of the Republic and transition it into the Galactic Empire
after two hundred and fifty centuries of democracy. The Sith Empire was created by a group of
Dark Jedi in the year 6900 BBY. Their goal was galactic domination and the
destruction of the Jedi Order
. They were originally ruled over by a Dark
Lord of the Sith. Over the millennia their philosophies and
organization would change, but the Sith Empire would control significant galactic space until
1000 BBY and the New Sith Wars, which would see the near destruction of the entire Order
at the Battle of Ruusan. The Confederacy of Independent Systems was
one of the primary factions of the Clone Wars. It was founded twenty four years before the
Battle of Yavin, but was effectively destroyed five ye
ars later at the end of the Clone Wars. It was led by Count Dooku and made up of a
number of systems that had grown disillusioned by the corruption of the Republic. Unfortunately they were all pawns in the larger
game that Darth Sidious was playing. The Galactic Empire was a reorganization of
the Galactic Republic at the end of the Clone Wars, nineteen years before the Battle of
Yavin. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine took the title
of Emperor and ruled the Empire for twenty three years until his de
ath at the Battle
of Endor. Following the battle the Empire fragmented
but was a constant threat until peace was achieved in the year 19 ABY and the Empire
was reorganized into the Imperial Remnant. The Rebel Alliance formally began seventeen
years after the creation of the Empire with the signing of the Corellian Treaty. It was led by Mon Mothma and was insurrection
against the tyrannical Empire whose goal was to restore the Republic. The New Republic was the official governmental
reorganizatio
n of the Rebel Alliance created after the Emperor’s death. It was founded as a democracy upon the same
principles as the Old Republic. It survived for twenty three years until the
Yuuzhan Vong War saw its destruction in the Battle of Coruscant. It was replaced by the Galactic Alliance. The Imperial Remnant remained a significant
power in the galaxy after its creation. While they were peaceful with the New Republic,
their relationship was tense. Although they originally chose not to join
the figh
t against the Yuzzhan Vong, they would later change their mind and help save the
galaxy. They would also go on to fight in and survive
the Second Galactic Civil War. At some point before 127 ABY the Remnant was
reorganized into the Fel Empire. The Yuuzhan Vong Empire was a theocracy of
extragalactic beings that invaded and devastated the New Republic. They successfully captured Coruscant and destroyed
the New Republic but were eventually defeated when their Supreme Overlord was defeated. The Gal
actic Federation of Free Alliances
was found twenty eight years after the Battle of Yavin near the end of the Yuuzhan Vong
War. The government persevered through the Swarm
War and the Second Galactic Civil War, but was reorganized into the Triumvirate following
the Sith-Imperial War. The Confederation was a group of systems that
joined Corellia against the Galactic Alliance forty years after the Battle of Yavin. It was one of the major forces in the Second
Galactic Civil War, and remained a sign
ificant although peaceful body of government after
the war came to a close. By the time of the Sith-Imperial War it had
rejoined with the Alliance. The Fel Empire was the successor to the Imperial
Remnant which was ruled over by the Fel dynasty. They shared many philosophies with the Galactic
Empire, but also had their own Force-using Imperial Knights. They joined the New Sith Empire in removing
the Galactic Alliance from power before the Sith turned on them and took power for themselves. The su
rvivors then joined with the Alliance
and the Jedi Order to drive out the Sith and create the Galactic Federation Triumvirate. The New Sith Empire made its presence known
130 years after the Battle of Yavin. Led by Darth Krayt, they took control of Coruscant
and ruled for eight years until the other major galactic powers were able to band together
and kill their leader. The Triumvirate was established in the year
138 ABY and consisted of the Galactic Alliance, the Jedi Order, and what was left o
f the Fel
Empire and was the last known galactic government in Legends history. So that brings this video to a close. Which government would you like to learn more
about? Let me know in the comments and I can get
a little more specific about them. If you liked this video you might enjoy these
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Comments
I love how star wars is the story of a galaxy that starts with 2 very long lived empires over the course of like 50,000 years then 150 years of near constant wars and a dozen other factions.
Pls make a video about the symbols of different factions in canon and their meaning.
I think the Hutt Empire deserved some mention. They were powerful enough to go to war with the ancient Republic and even up to the Galactic Empire, no one messed with them because the Hutts had so much wealth that they would have been a pain in the ass for the Empire to subdue. It wasn't until the Vong appeared that the Hutts actually met their match. Until then though, no one messed with the Hutts.
What about the Eternal Empire from swtor and the Hutt Empire?
Things I would like to see: A more comprehensive video on each of the factions, a video about the various symbols of the Galaxy, a video on the Hutts, a video on the Mandalorians, stuff about weapons, and much more Old Republic era content.
The Confederacy Of Independent Systems symbol looks like the side of a TIE fighter
Seems like everything went to crap after the Battle of Endor
What about the Hutt Empire I thought that they controlled a significant portion of the galaxy at one point? Also the Eternal Empire From SWTOR and whatever the Architects had going before the Infinite Empire. I Would consider anything that controls more then 1/8th the Galaxy Significant.
I would like to see a video about the Triumverate in detail
infinite to galactic empire = ok I get it galactic empire to triunverate = wtf
You're the only person I could find a video of someone ctually explaining them versus just talking about them. Thank you so much
You forgot the Empire of Zakuul
FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!
Would love to learn more about the Fel Empire. It's cool seeing the Empire as sort-of-good guys
I would like to hear more about the New Republic because it had a lot going for it as it was supposed to be the Middle Earth type 4th age government of the Star Wars Universe but collapsed; also, I enjoyed the idea of a rotating government capital system and the New Republic embodied it. Thanks for your time.
Insert joke about new President and compare it to Star Wars
Gosh i miss all these rich lore.
I really hope the Infinite Empire is expanded upon, it's easily my favourite.
My favourite is the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
What about the Chiss Ascendancy, Hutt Space, the Eternal Empire, the Mandalorians, Xim's Empire, and the Azure Imperium?