Fifth Alsakan Conflict

The Fifth Alsakan Conflict was the fifth (and most important) conflict in a series of that pitted the Galactic Republic and its influential capital of Coruscant against the planet Alsakan and its allies. Droid production reached its peak in galactic history, and the aftermath of the conflict would eventually help triggered the Great Machine Wars.

First aggressions
After more than two centuries since the last conflict, Alsakan tried once more to overthrown Coruscant, but this time with a different strategy. Instead of directly attacking Coruscant, it focused its attention on taking control of nearby planets, starting by Ixtlar, an important economical world near both Alsakan and Coruscant. In 13,016 BBY Alsakan forced Ixtlar into a series of treaties to control most of its economy and to establish more control over the. This was orchestrated by the Alsakan Secret Intelligence, which manipulated everything in the shadows via blackmail.

The next year, Alsakan tried the same strategy on, another neighbor of Coruscant. However, this time things didn't end up as planned, and no treaty was sing. Then in 13,014 BBY the Alsakan Secret Intelligence started a civil war in Thokos to debilitate its government. The war opened up when they united the remnants of the Thokos Guild, a rogue faction that started a failed insurrection over two decades ago, and helped them to overthrow the Thokosi government. Alsakan quickly sends a fleet to "help" Thokos and proclaimed that no Republic intervention was necessary. Nevertheless, various Republicans distrusted Alsakan and send their own Secret Intelligence.

After a whole year of spying the situation on Thokos, the Republic accused Alsakan of aiding the Thokos Guild (which by this point was almost totally exterminated) and the Thokos government at the same time as a way of gaining more power over Thokos. Alsakan denied this, but the Republic insisted and send a fleet of vessels into Thokos, where they faced the Alsakan forces. Suddenly the Republic's capital ship was destroyed. It's a total mystery if this was an act committed by the Thokos Guilt or by Alsakan agents or both, but the fact is that this triggered the Republic navy, and a battle began.

The Alsakan forces where expulsed of the planet. This event also affected Ixtla, which quickly started a campaign against Alsakan. Their secret agents were exposed and executed. In response, Alsakan invaded the planet. The Republic navy was still occupied with the Thokos Guild Crisis, so Ixtla was taken by Alsakan (this was also helped by a political crisis in Ixtla). In the next two years, the Republic would fight Alsakan in various worlds of the Core. Alsakan was eventually defeated and invaded in 13,010 BBY and a peace treaty was signed, but the Council wasn't satisfied, so the Republic took total control over Alsakan.

Republic Campaigns
The Republic invasion only resulted in more conflicts, as in 13,002 BBY a terrorist organization in Alsakan rised and attacked the Republic forces. This conflict was later known as the First Alsakan Civil War. Although the civil war lasted only three years, it had tremendous consequences in both Alsakan and Coruscant. Republic control under Alsakan eventually decreased, but in reality, this was only made to focus on the new objective of the Republic: the Alsakan colonies in the Northern Dependencies.

After the Second Alsakan Civil War in 12,987 BBY the Republic forces retreated from Alsakan. This was possible due to the combined forces of Alsakan allies in all the galaxy. This was made at the right time, as in 12,980 BBY the Republic launched a full invasion into the Alsakan Northern colonies, it was the start of the Northern Dependencies Campaign. This started a massive conflict in which numerous planets tried to defend themselves from the invasion. The Alsakan Navy in this campaign was commanded by Grand Admiral Hirken, who effectively commanded a newly developed army of Alsakan vessels that played a pivotal role in the eventual defeat of the Republic Navy. This victory would become crucial in the following decades