| rdfs:comment | - Palpatine was a Sith Lord and later the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, before being killed at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. However, in reality, he survived, transferring his spirit to a clone body. Regaining strength, Palpatine waited until 10 ABY to reveal himself. That year, he united all of the remaining Imperial warlord factions under his banner, as the Dark Empire, a dark side magocracy. An offensive into the Core Worlds was launched, and the New Republic was pushed back into the Colonies, and then the Mid Rim. As the Dark Empire expanded, Palpatine began consolidating his power, while at the same time, the New Republic grew weaker with Luke Skywalker turning to the dark side, and becoming Palpatine's new right hand man. The Galactic Civil War ended officially in 12 ABY, with the Ne
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| abstract | - Palpatine was a Sith Lord and later the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, before being killed at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. However, in reality, he survived, transferring his spirit to a clone body. Regaining strength, Palpatine waited until 10 ABY to reveal himself. That year, he united all of the remaining Imperial warlord factions under his banner, as the Dark Empire, a dark side magocracy. An offensive into the Core Worlds was launched, and the New Republic was pushed back into the Colonies, and then the Mid Rim. As the Dark Empire expanded, Palpatine began consolidating his power, while at the same time, the New Republic grew weaker with Luke Skywalker turning to the dark side, and becoming Palpatine's new right hand man. The Galactic Civil War ended officially in 12 ABY, with the New Republic ceasing to exist. However, the remaining New Republic forces reunited into a new organization, Alliance to Preserve the Republic, or just the "Republic". A new conflict, the Third Great Galactic War, raged on.
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