Empire of the Hand (disambiguation)

The Empire of the Hand was an splinter faction in the. It was founded by Grand Admiral &mdash;Thrawn&mdash;after his discovery and recruitment by the Empire in 19 BBY. Incorporating Imperial personnel and technology and controlled from a data fortress on, it encompassed most of the territory between the post-Endor Imperial holdings and the Unknown Regions as well as a tract of northern quadrant stretching until the Jedi planet.

Though Thrawn was by his  bodyguard,, during  against the  in , the Empire of the Hand remained independent until , when New Republic infiltrators  Thrawn's clone, who was intended to be the territory's heir. Following this, the nearby absorbed some of its leavings, which resulted in the acceptance of Imperial war matériel among the Chiss ranks.

Other uses

 * Empire of the Hand
 * Empire of the Hand (TK-999)
 * Empire of the Hand (Unknown Regions)