Dark Age of the Republic (SWA)

The Dark Age of the Republic was a period of spanning two, starting at around 3000 BBY and ending at 1000 BBY. It was characterized by the considered "fall of the old Republic," where the lost almost all of its power beyond the, and the  was left to support local and regional governments&mdash;or take over these governments&mdash;for the protection of 's citizens.

Historically, the age was split into two segments: the Draggulch Period and the era of the New Sith Wars. The Draggulch Period was characterized by a lack of competence within the, and a hostile takeover by the Draggulch Council, a council of -users who planned to abolish the. The Council's reign was short-lived, as the Jedi secretly assassinated the entire council in 2572 BBY and instead placed their as, Elain Genarra.

Genarra attempted to reunify the Republic with the, however criminal syndicates had taken over local governments, and the Jedi Order was spread thin as the New Sith Wars began. Under the fallen  Darth Ruin, the Sith conquered a vast swath of territory in the Outer and s, but Ruin would eventually be killed. At the same time, an epidemic of swept the galaxy, killing off as much as three quarters of the population of some worlds. The Republic was short on s, and so the 's reach was severely diminished, only the Core populace could get access to it.

Eventually, in 1020 BBY, the Brotherhood of Darkness was founded as the first organized Sith movement since the led by Vitiate. Led by the power-hungry Skere Kaan, the Brotherhood fought a Jedi volunteer army known as the Army of Light, led by the Jedi Lords Valenthyne Farfalla and Rohlan Hoth in what was dubbed by some the War of Light and Dark. The Brotherhood was characterized by internal strife between its many lords&mdash;Kaan abolished the title of Darth in fear of going the way of the empires before him&mdash;which led to their downfall at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan.

After the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, in which Kaan unleashed a that killed the majority of the Sith and Jedi fighting there, the last Jedi Chancellor was ousted and replaced by the young Tarsus Valorum. Valorum initiated a series of reformations known as the Ruusan Reformations which took power away from the Chancellor and gave it back to the Senate. This allowed a more balanced upper society&mdash;and soon the Republic entered a brief era dubbed the Republic Classic era, which lasted several up until the Fall of the Republic.

Appearances

 * As-yet unnamed Star Wars Aftermath novel
 * The Architect