Jedi Inquisition

The Jedi Inquisition, formally known as the Tribunal of the Office of the Inquisition in the government, was established in 1999 BBY by Grand Master Euthymius in response to the  and the gradual decline of the Republic during the. The initial purpose of the Jedi Inquisition was to maintain orthodoxy among the ranks of the to prevent any further defections to the, but as the Republic's authority began to collapse and galactic society at large slipped into disorder, the Inquisition took on an even greater role. Jedi began to usurp the authority of the and even the, becoming governors or military commanders. The Inquisition also assumed judicial authority from the Republic's, trying and executing anyone deemed to be a Sith agent in secret tribunals.