Churnian Despotate

The Churnian Despotate was a monarchy that controlled most of the Churnis sector and was ruled by the Despot of the Churnians. Its government center was Ansion.

During the Clone Wars, the Despotate was opposed by the Churnian Nationalists, who were allied with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Like most sovereign states in Republic space following the war, the local insurrections were used as an excuse by the Imperials to depose the Despotate and place the Churnis sector under the control of an appointed moff. In 5 ABY, the Despotate was restored, though as a demilitarized Imperial splinter state; the title moff remained in place of the more archaic title despot.