Zan Pirates

The Zan Pirates were a pirate gang that was based in the Zanbone System.

History of the Pirates
In 6 ABY, after Palpatine was killed at Endor, the Galaxy suddenly became ripe for pirate ganags to make a move. One of these pirates gangs was the Zan Pirates, who were led by an Ithorian Prince.

The Pirates soon were the largest gang in the galaxy, and they decided to create an Empire, the Zan Pirate Empire. Once they did so, they knew that they would have to consolidate thier power, so, they started a terror campaign throughout the galaxy, capturing hundreds of children and murdering thier families.

However, the bite off more then they could chew when they kidnapped Anakin Ben Skywalker. Luke Skywalker hunted them down, and annihlated the group in the assualt of Zan Palace. The Prince was killed, and thier fleet was self-destructed when Skywalker programmed the main computer to start the navies self destruct.

The Pirates might still have survived, had Skywalker not detached the Tunnel Gun from the main planet, and the gun shot the planet. The pirates were effectively destroyed after this.

Behind the Scenes
The pirates were inspired by the Barbary Pirates States of the 1800's. They were destroyed when they tried to take on the new United States.