The Republic was made up of several hundred thousands of worlds, and each planet or system had representation in the Republic Senate, which comprised most of the Republic Legislative Branch and the government itself. Coruscant became the capital planet of the Old Republic, the Galactic Empire, and the New Republic, and the entire surface evolved into one big city, with skyscrapers reaching more than 5,000 levels. Old Republic Īccording to the large body of films and other fiction that belong to the Star Wars franchise, the Old Republic was formed 25,000 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) when the first 'Galactic Constitution' was signed on Coruscant, after hyperdrive connected many worlds in the Core and enabled the establishment of an interstellar central government. Smith (1996) claimed that 't is unknown whether hyperdrive was invented by the humans of the Core Worlds or introduced by alien traders from far off in the Unknown Regions', but there is agreement that the introduction of hyperspace travel predated the Republic, and allowed the formation of a 'galactic civilization' and central governments over multiple planetary systems, and thus the rise of the Republic. It is hypothesised that humans originally came from Coruscant, later settled other Core Worlds such as Alderaan, and went on to colonise other planets from there. Little is said to be known of the earliest history of the Star Wars galaxy before the Republic, but several species that evolved in the Core Worlds, including humans, later came to dominate the galaxy. The consolidation of the New Republic is depicted in The Mandalorian as it sought to wipe out remnants of the Imperial forces, and was eventually destroyed by the First Order, under Supreme Leader Snoke's direction, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was enforced by the original Rebellion, eventually known as the New Republic Military.

After the end of the Galactic Empire, the New Republic was founded.

It was protected by the Jedi Order, the guardians of peace and justice throughout the Star Wars galaxy. It was mainly overseen by the Senate, a body in the Legislative Branch of the Republic government.

The Republic is portrayed as a democratic constitutional republic that sustained itself peacefully for over twenty-five thousand years, but was tied up in layers of bureaucracy. In the original trilogy, set later in time, it is referred to as the Old Republic. The Republic is most prominently portrayed in the prequel trilogy of films in the Star Wars franchise. The Galactic Republic, often referred to as simply the Republic, is an interstellar state depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, where it existed prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. Reorganized 19 BBY, into the Galactic EmpireĬonfederacy of Independent Systems (Separatists)

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