BSW4---Before STAR WARS IV: A NEW HOPE
ASW4---After STAR WARS IV: A NEW HOPE

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Note: The author would like to thank Michael and Denise Okuda, author of the excellent "Star Trek Chronology," the format of which partially inspired this timeline. He would also like to thank:

Roderick Vonhogen, for allowing me to put my timeline on the web in the first place.
Michael Potts, my silent partner in researching this.
The others (who are all listed) who have contributed as well.
Jack Camden, for his excellent ANH-TESB timeline that I have used here.
Steve Almond, James McFadden, and Steven Sansweet for laying the
groundwork.
Paul "Ghent" Ens, for bringing this page to the Force.net.
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c.15,000,000,000 BSW4
The Big Bang; the universe is created, including the SW galaxy. Thanks to Matthew Holm for that correction.

c.7,500,000,000 BSW4
The Yavin system is formed.
"The SW Encyclopedia."

c.2,000,000 BSW4
Beggar's Canyon is formed on Tatooine, a result of three rivers joining in a valley.
"The SW Encyclopedia."

c.100,000 BSW4
The ancient Sith race begins to develop their distinct culture and civilization.
The SW Encylopedia, via old friend MP. Note: This is not the same Sith as the later Dark Jedi to take the name "Sith," lest anyone think they predated even the Jedi themselves.

c.95,000 BSW4
Most taverns on the lower fifty levels of (present day) Coruscant's underground see the sun for the last time this year.
"The SW Encyclopedia."

c.26,000 BSW4
The planet Kintan is conquered by the Hutts.
"The SW Encyclopedia."

c.25,000 BSW4
Hyperdrive invented, possibly on Alderaan and\or Coruscant, and exploration of the galaxy begins.
Date given in Issue #3, "Tales of the Jedi."

c.25,000 to 15,000 BSW4
The Expansionist period, as all cultures gain interstellar travel. Basic, verbal language of the Core World peoples, quickly becomes a universal language. Conjecture. Conjecture on Basic added from suggestion by MP.

The Corellian system is artifically created by unknown forces using planetary repulsors.
Conjecture from "SW: Assault at Selonia."

The 30 standard timepart reign of Xim the Despot ends in the Third Battle of Vontor, where the Hutts (led by Kossak) kill him and take over his criminal empire.
"SW: Han Solo and the Lost Legacy." Note: This could have happened at any time between -25000 and -15000 BSW4.

The Old Republic, a galaxy-wide goverment of planetary systems, is formed. From the Guide.

The Jedi Knights, a corps of Force-wielding guardians, are established (on Ossus?). Conjecture. Indications from the movies is that the Jedi were around at least as long as the Old Republic.

Many of the galaxy's first starship manufacturing companies are founded, including Alderaan Royal Engineers, Core Galaxy Systems, Corellian Engineering Corporation and Rendili StarDrive. "SW: The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels." I don't have the book, so this was copied word-for-word (with thanks!!) from James McFadden's Chronology.

c.15,000 to 100 BSW4
The Golden Age, a period of unrivaled peace and prosperity in the galaxy.

14,000 BSW4
Holocron technology is developed by the Sith.
Conjecture from "SW RPG Tales of the Jedi Companion."

12,000 BSW4
The planet Ord Mantell is settled by the Republic as a military outpost.
"The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons."

c.11,500 BSW4
The first great schism between Jedi Knights takes place, a schism between the Forces of Light and Darkness. After a century of battle, the Dark Jedi are exiled and eventually take over the Sith civilization, building it into an empire, bringing about the so-called 'Golden Age of the Sith.' "Tales of the Jedi: Golden Age of the Sith." Date is conjecture only, as it could have taken place at any time between -15000 BSW4 and -5000 BSW4. The art seems to indicate Lightsabers were not yet invented at the time of the schism.

A Sith Holocron is created. In time, it will fall into the hands of Odan-Urr. "Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War." Urr said it contained knowledge "dating back a hundred thousand years and more."

c.10,000 BSW4
The planet Ammuud is colonized from the planet Thokos. The two worlds lose contact, and Ammuud is soon forgotten.
"The SW Encyclopedia," via MP.

9,997 BSW4
The Fortress Barlos is built on Pachi.
"SW RPG: Wanted by Cracken."

c.9,990 BSW4
The first lightsabers are created. One of these will later come into the hands of Vima-Da-Boda -- and from her to Leia Organa-Solo.
Conjecture from "SW: Dark Empire" and new info from "The SW Encyclopedia," as pointed out by MP.

c.9,000 BSW4
The Jedi Knights build a massive underground library on Yavin IV, and a city around it. They tap geothermal energy to create a weather control system for the planet. Gradually, they transform the cold, barren world into a lush rain forest planet. Centuries later, for reasons unknown, the city is abandoned and falls into myth. Conjecture from "SW: The Lost City of the Jedi." Ken said it was "thousands of years ago," but it must also have significantly predated the "Tales of the Jedi" period by a great degree.

c.7,000 BSW4
The Sith lore library of Veeshas Tuwan on Arkania is opened. "SW RPG Tales of the Jedi Companion."

c.6,000 BSW4
The Queen of the Offens is born.
"The SW Encyclopedia."

The Miralukan settle on their new homeworld of Alpheridies, as their original homeworld becomes geophysically and geochemically unstable. "SW RPG Tales of the Jedi Companion." Text written by Michael Potts.

c. 5,200 BSW4
The Sith Lords Marka Ragnos and Simus fight for control of the Sith Empire -- a conflict that is decided when Ragnos decapitates Simus. Simus manages to cheat death via Sith magic and is kept alive inside a jar.
"Tales of the Jedi: Golden Age of the Sith." Date locked by Mos Espa Timeline.

c.5,020 BSW4
Gav and Jori Daragon are born on Cinnagar.
Speculation from "The Golden Age of the Sith."

Odan-Urr is born.
Speculation from "The Golden Age of the Sith."

5,007 BSW4
The symbol of the Republic Navy is carved on a moon of the Academy of Carida. There it will stay until the moon itself is destroyed 5000 years later.
"SW RPG Dark Empire Sourcebook." Information provided by Michael Potts (gatherer@technologist.com).

5,000 BSW4
At this point in galactic history, great portions of the galaxy had not yet been explored, and long-distance travel was dangerous and uncertain. Hyperdrive beacons were in use at this time, and hyperdrive explorers continued to map the galaxy.
Prologue, "Tales of the Jedi: Golden Age of the Sith", issue #1.

Ood Bnar is born on Myrkr.
Speculation from "The Golden Age of the Sith."

"Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith."
A young Jedi scholar named Odan-Urr is sent to the Koros system to help Empress Teta conquer Kirrek, the last of the seven worlds of her system. Hok and Timar Daragon of Cinnagar (two hyperspace explorers) run relief supplies for the soldiers of Kirrek, and are killed in a final battle that wins Teta the planet and the entire system, largely due to Urr's Jedi battle meditation. Their children, Gav and Jori, take the Starbreaker 12 to explore the galaxy. A few months later, they are not faring very well financially, up to their eyeballs in debt to Aarrba the Hutt -- and worse still, a Cha'a cargo drone ship is destroyed using one of their routes. When merchant lord Ssk Kahorr manages to stop a bonus from the Navigator's Guild and sends bounty hunters for them, the Daragons have to escape. Stealing the impounded Starbreaker from Aarbra's repair shop and making a random hyperjump, they arrive on the planet Korriban -- right in the middle of the funeral of Marka Ragnos, Dark Lord of the Sith. A power struggle is underway between Ragnos's two pupils, the complacent Ludo Kressh and the impulsive Naga Sadow. Ragnos's spirit halts a battle between them, urging them to "choose your course wisely... fight the correct battles... or all is lost." On Cinnagar, Teta vows to arrest the Daragons if they return, even as Urr receives a premonition of the dark times to come. The Daragons arrive at Korriban and are immediately taken captive. Sadow sees in the Daragons a door to the Republic, and conquest. He saves them from certain execution at Ziost fortress, murders his old ally Simus (a disembodied former enemy of Ragnos), takes the two in at his fortress at Khar Shian and declares himself Dark Lord of the Sith. He made the escape look like a Republic raid, and he calls for war. On Coruscant, Teta and Urr informs the Senate of the danger, but the Senate doesn't take the threat seriously. Sadow begins teaching Gav Sith magic, as well as plotting the downfall of Ludo Kressh, who himself vows to kill Sadow before he ruins the Sith Empire. A final battle ends in the wipeout of Kressh's forces (Kressh himself escapes), and Sadow sees Jori out of the system in Starbreaker 12 -- which, unbeknowest to her, has a tracking device on it that will lead the Sith Empire right into the Republic...
(COMIC BOOK MINISERIES - Dark Horse Comics - Kevin J. Anderson - 1996)

"Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire."
Jori returns to Cinnagar, and is immediately arrested and charged with a long string of crimes.. Her desperate warnings go unheard, let alone heeded. Everyone, even Aarrbra, has turned against her. And to add insult to injury, a gleeful Ssk Kahorr (the reason she and Gav left Cinnagar in the first place) shows up to personally take the Starbreaker 12 for himself. Jori is tried, convicted, and sent to the slave labor prison colony of Ronika all within a single day. Meanwhile, Odan Urr's teacher, Master Ooroo, comes to visit. He tells Odan that while the Senate didn't listen to his warnings, the Jedi did. And Empress Teta has been building up her army in preparation for the assault. Ludo Kressh tries one last time to warn the Sith of Sadow's plans, but Sadow orders Gav to block the transmission -- then watches Gav's shocked face as he in fact blows up Kressh's ship. Gathering his fleet at Khar Shian, Sadow appoints a reluctant Gav commander of his fleet, and orders the Great Hyperspace War into being... Jori escapes from Ronika in an ore ship, risking her life against the Cinnagar fleet to reach Empress Teta's palace and finally getting the warning to her. The Sith fleet arrives in Republic space. Their first shot destroys the Starbreaker 12 and Ssk Kahorr. They rush upon a completely unprepared Coruscant, and every other major point in the Republic, as Sadow uses Sith illusion to make the fleet look much larger than it truly is, and starts firing drop ships of Massassi warriors and giant beasts upon the planets. Teta launches her fleet to meet the challenge as Urr works at Kirrek with the now pardoned and released rebels to repel the invasion. Gav travels down to Cinnagar to find Jori -- and is helpless to stop his Sith guards from disembowling Aarbra. Jori arrives just in time to see Gav and the Hutt's corpse, and jumps to the wrong conclusion. Wielding a lightsaber given her by Urr, she attacks her brother. Gav escapes and (with Jori following) rushes to Sadow's base at Primus Goluud, now fully realizing how Sadow has used him and determined to stop him. With Sadow thus distracted, the Jedi find it easier to see through the illusions and drive the Sith off Coruscant. The heroes win at Kirrek as well, even with Master Ooroo's death. Sadow challenges Gav to face him directly -- and then quietly abandons his base. Gav enters the base just as Empress Teta's fleet (who followed him) arrives. He informs Jori that with Sadow's entire force in Republic space, the entire Sith Empire is completely unprotected. Sadow retaliates by detonating the supergiant Primus Goluud into a supernova, killing Gav before his sister's eyes. Teta's fleet just barely escapes the death trap. The shattered remains of the Sith fleet return to the Empire, only to find Ludo Kressh securely in place as Dark Lord of the Sith. He exiles Sadow from the Empire forever. Sadow replies by crashing a ship into Kressh's flagship. The Republic fleet (led by a vengeful Empress Teta and Jori) arrives, hellbent on finishing the Sith Empire for good. Sadow flees, putting all the other Sith between him and the Republic fleet. He uses the Denarii nova, detonating it to wipe out most of the Republic fleet and make good his escape. The Republic celebrates it's victory. Odan Urr studies the Sith's abandoned ships, and discovers a Sith Holocron. He decides to establish a Jedi learning center on Ossus, the quiet world where Master Ooroo trained him. Naga Sadow and his Massassi warriors arrive on the quiet planet of Yavin IV. He decides to establish a base there, and begins building great temples. He intends to restore the glory of the Sith, "no matter how long it takes." Jori Daragon has the happiest ending of all. Cleared of all charges, she takes over Aarrba's repair dock, and now has a secure fortune and bright future...
(COMIC BOOK MINISERIES - Dark Horse Comics - Kevin J. Anderson - 1997)

The Veeshas Tuwan Sith library on Arkania is attacked and destroyed by several hundred Jedi Masters.
"SW RPG Tales of the Jedi Sourcebook."

4,700 BSW4
A Sith Holocron comes to the attention of the Jedi at around this time, the last to be found for centuries.
"SW RPG Tales of the Jedi Sourcebook."

4,600 BSW4
Odan-Urr becomes a presider of Jedi assemblies, a post he will hold for six centuries.
"Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith" and "The SW Encyclopedia."

4,597 BSW4
Willm Lywin is born.
"SW Adventure Journal: The Most Dangerous Foe."

4,400 BSW4
The Dark Jedi Freedon Nadd comes to Onderon to rule the planet, bringing with him the dark power of the Sith.
"Tales of the Jedi" and "The Freedon Nadd Uprising."

Chamma begins his service as a Jedi Knight. His first mission as a Jedi is a total disaster, and he spends the next century in seclusion. Finally, Miralukan Jedi Noab Hulis brings Chamma to his senses, and he works his way gradually up to Jedi Master.
"Tales of the Jedi RPG Companion."

4,398 BSW4
Freedon Nadd dies on Onderon.
Date locked by the Mos Espa Timeline. One can only wonder if Nadd was murdered, considering he was on Onderon only two years.

. 4,350 BSW4
The Beast Wars of Onderon begin, a battle between exiled criminals and the Dark Side ruled city of Iziz.
"Tales of the Jedi" and "The Freedon Nadd Uprising."

4,068 BSW4
Queen Amanoa of Onderon is born.
Issue #1, "Tales of the Jedi."

c.4,050 BSW4
The Hyabb-Twith Campaigns take place between the Jedi and the Nelori Marauders of Dachat at the Hyabb-Twith Corridor (an area of space disputed from the Republic's beginning). Jedi Master (and master swordsman) Arca Jeth plays a key role in resolving the conflict.
Conjecture from "Tales of the Jedi RPG Companion."

The first Hapan Queen Mother makes Hapes the capital of the Hapan Cluster. "The Courtship of Princess Leia" and "SW RPG Cracken's Threat Dossier."

4,048 BSW4
Drokko Kira, father of Modon and grandfather of Oron, is cast out of Iziz. He promptly joins the Beast Lords.
Issue #2, "Tales of the Jedi." Andur Sunrider is born, birthplace unknown.
Conjecture from "Tales of the Jedi RPG Companion."

4,018 BSW4
Oron Kira is born on Onderon.
Date locked by Mos Espa Timeline.

Ulic and Cay Qel-Droma are born on Alderaan.
Alderaan birthplace from Issue #1, "Dark Lords of the Sith." Date locked by Mos Espa Timeline.

4,016 BSW4
Galia, daughter of King Ommin and Queen Amanoa and heir to the throne of Onderon, is born.
Issue #1, "Tales of the Jedi."

4,013 BSW4
Vici Ramunee is born on Alderaan. Her brother Veni is born three years later.
"SW Adventure Journal: The Most Dangerous Foe."

4,009 BSW4
Zythmar, temple priest of the Massassi warriors of Yavin IV, enters an extended period of solitude that lasts until the Sith War.
"The SW Encyclopedia."

Jev Sunrider, grandfather of Andur and Jedi Knight, leaves the family to pursue an evil force on Krayiss II. He never comes home.
"Tales of the Jedi RPG Companion."

4,008 BSW4
The spirit of Jev Sunrider visits the teenage Andur to say farewell to his grieving grandson. He advises him not to ignore the calling of the Force, and tells him that he will play a crucial role in a coming war.
"Tales of the Jedi RPG Companion."

4,004 BSW4
Oss Wilum, a Vultan, completes his Jedi training under Master Arca on Stenness. He had initially begun his training under Master Garnoo, who died before the training was complete. He goes on to live with Master Thon on Ambria.
Issue #4, "Tales of the Jedi." and Issue #1, "Dark Lords of the Sith." Date locked by Mos Espa Timeline.

Andur Sunrider begins his Jedi training under Master Chamma on H'ratth.
Conjecture from "Tales of the Jedi RPG Companion."

4,002 BSW4
Galactic explorers from the Old Republic make contact with Onderon. Off-world traders begin to arm the Beast-Lords with advanced weaponry.
"Tales of the Jedi."

4,000 BSW4
Vima Sunrider is born to Andur and Nomi Sunrider on H'ratth.
Conjecture from "Tales of the Jedi RPG Companion."

Vici Ramunee begins her Jedi training.
"SW Adventure Journal: The Most Dangerous Foe."

Sundari, third world in the Garos system, is settled.
"The SW Encyclopedia."

3,998 to 3,997 BSW4
"Tales of the Jedi -- Knights of the Republic."
On the planet Arcadia, Master Arca Jeth sends his three students -- the impulsive Ulic Qel-Droma, his younger brother Cay, and the Twi'lek Tott Doneeta -- to Onderon, which has asked for the Republic's help in repelling the attack of the newly armed Beast Lords. Scarcely have they landed when a Beast Lord attack carries away Princess Galia. Tott and Cay are reluctant to continue -- there's something wrong here with the people of Iziz-- but a headstrong Ulic won't listen. A rescue mission turns much more serious when their ship (the "Nebulon Ranger") is shot down. They tame the local Boma beasts and make their way to the Beast Lord's headquarters -- where they learn Galia wants to marry Oron Kira, youngest head of the Beast Lords. When they try to negotiate a peace treaty on that basis, they learn first-hand how the Dark Side has taken control of Iziz, the one walled city on Onderon. A battle ensues between Beast Lords and the city, where Cay has his arm chopped off, and the Jedi are nearly overcome by Queen Amanoa's Dark Side powers. Only the last minute intervention of Arca saves the Beast Lords, who wrest control from the city dwellers. Amanoa dies when Arca exposes her to the power of the Light Side, and Oron and Galia are married and become King and Queen of Onderon. Meanwhile, on H'ratth, Andur Sunrider takes his wife Nomi and daughter Vima on a trip to Stenness, to deliver a cargo of Adegan crystals (lightsaber components) to Master Thon. But the cargo attracts the attention of gangster Bogga the Hutt, who has Andur killed at the Stenness spaceport before Nomi's eyes. Andur's ghost appears and urges her to take up his lightsaber -- which she does, killing her attackers. Nomi escapes to the desolate world of Ambria, to meet with Master Thon. Bogga follows her and attacks Thon's home, only to be repelled by Thon and his student Oss Wilum. After being allowed time to grieve, Nomi is gradually trained by Thon, but there's a problem -- she won't pick up a lightsaber again, for any reason. But when Bogga (using a pirate crew he captured) jumps Nomi, Vima, and Thon at a mountaintop rest stop, and a frustrated Thon surrenders to Bogga without a fight, Nomi finds she no longer has a choice, and uses Thon's own 'saber to tear the pirate gang apart.
(COMIC BOOK MINISERIES - Dark Horse Comics - Tom Veitch - 1993)
(AUDIO DRAMATIZATION - Time Warner Audio - John Whitman - 1994)

"Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising."
On Onderon, a sudden uprising of Dark warriors besieges Iziz. When the Jedi attempt to take Freedon Nadd's coffin offplanet, they are overwhelmed by Darksiders led by the armored Warb Null, who effortlessly spirits the coffin away. Even Oss Wilum, summoned by Arca from Ambria, is unable to help much. King Ommin, Galia's father, is revealed to be the leader -- and leading him is the dark spirit of Freedon Nadd himself. When Arca is kidnapped by Ommin, Ulic (after killing Null) calls for help to the Republic. On Ossus, Nomi Sunrider constructs her own lightsaber under the instruction of Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, along with a sightless fellow student, Shoaneb Culu of Alpheridies. She then travels to Coruscant with Master Thon to plead on the Jedi's behalf. The Republic Senate is reluctant at first to help, considering the matter a problem for the Jedi only. But while the debate takes place, a new element enters the picture -- Setal and Aleema Keto, two bored aristocrats from the Empress Teta System. They have formed a secret society called the Krath and are in search of knowledge about the Dark Side. As Setal and Aleema steal Sith artifacts from the Galactic Museum of Coruscant, the Senate is finally swayed by the arguments of Thon and Nomi. Nomi is sent to lead a Republic fleet to Onderon to wipe out the Darksiders. As the battle begins, the Ketos race right through the fleet, ignoring their warnings and dodging rocket-jumper troops. Making their way to the Darksider headquarters, they receive aid and instruction from Nadd and Ommin. The Jedi/Republic force faces not only Dark Side soldiers but strange war droids that radiate the Dark Side. But when they unite with Ulic and his group, the army proves stronger. The Keto's escape (guided by Nadd) just as the massed Jedi enter the subterranean headquarters, killing Ommin and freeing Arca. But Nadd reveals that everything that has happened was planned by him -- and the Jedi have not won, but are about to lose. The Jedi take the bodies of Nadd, Ommin and Amanoa to Onderon's moon of Dxun to free the planet of the Dark Side forever, unaware of the Keto's escape and plans...
(COMIC BOOK MINISERIES - Dark Horse Comics - Tom Veitch - 1994)
(AUDIO DRAMATIZATION - Time Warner Audio - John Whitman - 1994)

With the Republic distracted by the crisis on Onderon, Provisional Governor Myrial of Argadza declares the Kanz sector independant, and quickly annexes and subjugates all worlds in the sector (including Lorrd).
"The SW Encyclopedia," via MP.

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