The Time of Blood was the first period in the Second Dark Era from 1943 with the death of the Galactic Emperor at the Battle of Endor to 1958 ending with the signing of the Galactic Concordance.

Events each year[]
1943[]
- Beginning of the First Imperial War of Succession with the Battle of Endor
- Beginning of the Eighteenth Great Coalition War with the formation of the Joint Forces
- Republic Operation: Thunder Crossfire
- Republic/Pantoran New Sectors Campaign
- Eriadu Authority Operation White Javelin
- Republic Operation: Crystal Eclipse
- True/Dustig Operation: Shipper's Strangulation
- Bothan Operation: Custodian
- Golden Operation: False Bastion
- Republic Operation: Liberty Vale
- Imperium Operation: Star Wolf
1944[]
- Relgim Expansionist War
- New Reach Uprising
- Delvardus Campaign
1945[]
1946[]
- Death of Trion Vescosine
- Operation: Redemption
- Battle of Lantilles
- Exile of Sate Pestage and subsequent death during the Ciutric Republican Revolution
- Ascension of Ysanne Isard to Empress of the Galactic Empire
1947[]
1948[]
- Kathol Political Crisis beginning the New Sectors Crisis
- Signing of the Mutual Association Bill
1949[]
- Operation: Venom Grip
- Operation: Revanchist
- Minos Uprising
- Beginning of the Liberation of the Core with the Fall of Brentaal
1950[]
- Beginning of the Coalition-Alliance War with the battle of Corsin
- End of the Imperial War of Succession at the Battle of Coruscant
- Assassination of Mon Mothma
1951[]
- First New Republic Election results in the election of Han Dysiris
- End of the Minos Uprising
- First Airam Civil War
1952[]
1953[]
1954[]
- Coup removes Ysanne Isard from power over the Galactic Empire
- Alliance-Empire Peace Talks
1955[]
- Second New Republic Election results in the re-election of Han Dysiris
- End of the First Airam Civil War
1956[]
1957[]
1958[]
- Coup attempt in the Galactic Empire
- Signing of the Galactic Concordance