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During the long period of the '', the Galactic Empire 's presence is made known in the area. Because of the Empire's corrupt type of government, many criminals still retained their criminal underworlds, such as the infamous Jabba The Hutt .


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Many battles have occurred in outermost reaches, including the planets, '', Anakin Skywalker mentions to his wife that he has been fighting for three months in the Outer Rim Sieges.

Following the Clone Wars , Emperor Palpatine , ordered the elimination of the Jedi , starting the Great Jedi Purge . With almost all the Jedi killed, many survivors went into hiding, including the old and wise Jedi Master Yoda , who fled the Empire, and landed on the isolated swamp planet, Dagobah . Afterwards he appointed Moff Tarkin as the governor of the outer rim worlds, and the purpose of the Death Star was to intimidate them into submission.

The wide desert planet ''. The self-exiled Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi was hiding on Tatooine, due to its location. While there, he assumed the name Ben Kenobi . He and Master Yoda (as explained in Revenge Of The Sith ), believed it best to leave the infant Luke with his "family". Obi-Wan would live near to protect the young Skywalker and train him in the ways of The Force when ready.


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REFERENCE

  • ''Star Wars Episode I: Incredible Locations''

  • ''The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Star Wars)'' (1998). ISBN 0345420683

  • ''A Guide To the ''Star Wars'' Universe, Third Edition'', Bill Slavicsek. The Ballantine Publishing Group.