Imperial Mandalore

'Imperial Mandalore' was the name given to areas of Mandalorian space that were occupied by Imperial forces. Imperial Military elements were first deployed on Mandalore in 18 BBY with the intent of occupying the planet and seizing thousands of Mandalorians to serve as laborers and soldiers. Emperor Palpatine appointed a Viceroy from the local population to oversee Imperial interests on Mandalore itself, a position held by a former Death Watch member known as Gar Saxon. Fleet Admiral (later, Grand Admiral) Miltin Takel oversaw Imperial Navy activity in the surrounding system, and a Shimholt slave lord named Ampotem Za, though known by his title of Suprema, was contracted by Palpatine to ensure the subjugation of the Mandalorian people through slavery. Several insurgencies arose on Mandalore and its moon Concordia, the most notable of which being that led by Fenn Shysa. Despite the Empire's dedication to occupying Mandalore, many Mandalorian clans remained neutral, and some even managed to avoid confrontation with Imperials entirely and continued their own affairs. Imperial units were sometimes assisted by remnants of the Death Watch, who continued their raids on Supercommando clans long after Pre Vizsla's death. Some of the Supercommandos that did not oppose the Empire or the Death Watch joined them as part of a special forces unit known as the Imperial Supercommandos commanded directly by Viceroy Gar Saxon. By 2 BBY, more than 100,000 Mandalorians, both civilians and warriors, were either in prisons or in slave camps, and as such the number of Mandalorian insurgents that rose to fight the Imperial occupation increased as well. Saxon was killed in a duel with a young Mandalorian girl named Sabine Wren on the ice planet Krownest, after which the Imperial Supercommandos were disbanded. The Empire's grip on Mandalore began to get looser following the Lancer Station's destruction as well as the destruction of several dozen Imperial slave camps and military outposts; by 3 ABY, Suprema was during a raid on his stronghold and days later a sector-wide retreat order was issued as Imperial generals felt that their operations in the Mandalore sector were distracting them from their war with the Rebel Alliance, as the Mandalorian insurgency by that point had been carrying on for over two decades and tens of thousands of Imperial soldiers had been killed in Mandalorian space. Remaining Imperial holdouts on Mandalore were gradually wiped out over the following year, and Fenn Shysa was installed as the ruler of Mandalore given his importance to its liberation. When Emperor Palpatine died in 4 ABY, many of his generals, admirals, and governors broke off to form their own splinter states. A few of these Imperial warlords established their states in Mandalorian space, and began waging war against the local populations. After several Imperial attacks on Concord Dawn had been warded off, many Mandalorian clans and militias dedicated themselves to ousting the Imperial states. Fenn Shysa spent much of his early reign combating the Imperials, while other groups such as the restored Aka'liit also raided Imperial holdings. Several battles between Mandalorians and Imperial remnants were fought on Concord Dawn, Vorpa'ya, and above Draboon during this time.