Murkhana was a forest planet in the Expansion Region. The world was sparsely populated, having several small settlements, and one minor spaceport.
During the Clone Wars, it became a battleground between forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Grand Army of the Republic. It ended in a Republic victory, and thus fell under control of the Galactic Empire around 19 BBY.
It was the site of a temporary training camp used by the Imperial State Security Committee, who later reestablished it as a small listening outpost.
The criminal organization known as the Steel Legion was thought to have a presence on the planet during the Galactic Civil War.