Galactic Empire of the Western Reaches

The  was a successor state of the, created by Maximian Tranner and his moderate allies in the aftermath of the.

The GECWC was the largest of the several dozen Imperial splinter states formed when news of the Emperor's death circulated around the galaxy. Originally under the command of  and his allies in the, the Empire's new leadership was soon replaced in a bloodless coup by  Maximian Tranner and his moderate allies, recently arrived from the Outer Rim where they had been attempting to keep the peace.

Refusing to take the throne, Tranner, a widely-respected figure known for his use of diplomacy over threat of force, instead implemented parts of his Tranner Doctrine, removing power from the more hardline elements in the political establishment and introducing political reform that hearkened back to the ways of the old Republic. The, dissolved by Palpatine three years prior, was reinstated and empowered with many of the same powers of checks and balances it enjoyed during the height of the Republic.

Though support for these motions ran high in the wake of galaxy-wide chaos, the GECWC eventually found itself in conflict with the nascent and various rogue Imperial elements, and was largely unable to fend off repeated forays into its territory. Defeated in the Republic-Imperial War, the GECWC was officially disbanded in with the surrender of its forces to the New Republic.