The Militia Wars were a series of conflicts that occurred on the planet Sinya from about 24,186 BBY until 3,958 BBY. It started when Sinyans became increasingly disillusioned with the Galactic Republic and began to revolt. After forcing the Republic off Sinya and destroying the Sinya Defense Force, the Sinyans began to divide into numerous nations that battled each other for nearly 20,000 years. Finally, the Republic of Sinya rose up and conquered all of Sinya at the same time as the Jedi Civil War was being fought. The newly unified Sinya eventually rejoined the Galactic Republic and became a major galactic industrial center.