Jawta't

Jawta't (Mando'a for "Wayland", named after the planet Wayland), known by outsiders as Jotat, was a region on Mandalore's moon Concordia which contained several mining colonies whose inhabitants were of both Mandalorian and Waylander descent. The mining colonies were centered around a small town: Wugi Jawta't. Prior to the arrival of the miners, the area was uninhabited.

The mines throughout Jawta't were extremely rich with iron, copper, quartz, salt (the Jawta't mines were the source of the purple-hued "Concordian salt", which was popular in Mandalorian restaurants in Coruscant's undercity), amethyst, and ametrine.

History
According to local folklore, the Waylander colonists who settled in the area were brought there as prisoners-of-war following a Mandalorian invasion of Wayland, which was thought by modern historians to have occurred during the reign of Mandalore the Ultimate (Te Ani'la Mand'alor) c. 3960 BBY.

Following the establishment of the first mining colonies in the area, Jawta't quickly became a frontline of several wars between local Mandalorian clans, who fought over access to the area's resources. For much of its existence, the town of Wugi Jawta't became a hub for numerous foreign merchants seeking some rare minerals mined in the area. The mines were also frequently preyed upon by pirates, forcing the locals to assemble underdeveloped militias to fend off the attackers and defend their distinct cultural identity. At some point prior to the Great Clan Wars, Clan Vizsla (which spearheaded the Death Watch (Kyr'tsad) confederation) conquered Jawta't and seized control of the mines. The Vizslas established a military dictatorship in the area. Male inhabitants who were not fit to fight as the Death Watch's "cannon fodder" continued working as miners and metalworkers as their ancestors had done for several centuries. Following the Death Watch occupation, interstellar trade in the area practically ceased and all resources produced by the mines were reserved for the Death Watch and its allies. During the closing years of the Great Clan Wars, a force of at least 5,000 Republic Judicial Forces troopers was deployed in the region and, after quickly overcoming the local militiamen, occupied Jawta't after only two months. Control of the region was turned over to the Duchy of Mandalore, a Republic puppet state, who would maintain control over the area for over a decade. Under the New Mandalorians, trade resumed in the area and Wugi Jawta't once more became a thriving hub for space traders and smugglers. Jawta't became one of the active fronts of the Republic's invasion of the Mandalore system. Throughout the invasion, bandits and deserters alike passed through the region, pillaging mineral reserves along the way. Supercommando groups operating in the area also destroyed some mines to prevent Republic forces from accessing them. Reforms made by the Duchy a decade earlier, which included the discontinuation of weapons factories in Jawta't, prevented locals from effectively fending off the roving insurgents. The mines were eventually placed under Imperial control, and a local resistance movement, supported by other resistance movements throughout the system, was formed. Imperial forces were ousted from the Jawta't mines after Wugi Jawta't was liberated by freedom fighters in 1 BBY. The region remained loosely governed until it became part of the Mandalorian Confederation in 3 ABY.