Mandalore Mandalore was a planet located in the Outer Rim Territories . It was the homeworld of the Mandalorian s , a fearsome and warmongering people who fought the Jedi and raided their temple during the fall of the Old Republic . Wearing distinctive armor , they were feared throughout the galaxy , and had political influence over two thousand other star systems . Years of war left the planet inhospitable , forcing the Mandalorians to live within domed cities . A pacifist regime came to power at the end of these wars , led by Duchess Satine Kryze , while those who refused to give up their warrior ways were exiled to the moon Concordia . During the Clone Wars , the New Mandalorians were overthrown by Darth Maul ' s Shadow Collective , though the Galactic Empire would rule the planet after the war ' s end . History . Early history . Wars and desolation . The ancient Mandalorians fought in many conflicts , often against the Jedi Order . Only one Mandalorian , Tarre Vizsla , was accepted into the Jedi Order . During the fall of the Old Republic , these commando s raided the Jedi Temple on Coruscant , seizing the Vizsla ' s darksaber . Before his death , Tarre Vizsla ruled all of Mandalore , and about a millennium later , the darksaber had ended up in the possession of a descendant , Pre Vizsla , leader of Clan Vizsla and Death Watch . After centuries of war , the once beautiful surface of Mandalore was reduced to an endless desert . This event would cause many to turn their back on violence , giving rise to the New Mandalorians , who constructed and peacefully inhabited insulated bio - cube cities on their ruined homeworld . Mandalore exiled their remaining warriors to their moon Concordia , where they were believed to have died out sometime later . The Mandalorian Civil War . Prior to the Trade Federation ' s Invasion of Naboo , Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi spent a year on Mandalore protecting Duchess Satine Kryze during a civil war . The three were pursued by bounty hunter s , and were constantly on the move . During this time , Kenobi and Kryze formed a romantic attachment . The war killed the majority of Mandalore ' s population . When the young Duchess returned , she was forced to rebuild her world without the Jedi ' s assistance , as they were reassigned shortly after the conflict ' s end . The Clone Wars . Maintaining Neutrality . While nominally a member of the Galactic Republic , the Clone Wars saw Mandalore declare neutrality between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . However , a splinter group known as Death Watch who wished to return Mandalore to the ways of its ancestors , secretly led by Concordia ' s governor Pre Vizsla , attempted to take back Mandalore with Separatist assistance . After a bombing of the Peace Park in Mandalore ' s capital of Sundari , Duchess Satine and Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi departed to Concordia to investigate , as the bomber was from the province . There they discovered the Death Watch ' s secret staging ground , and that Pre Vizsla was their leader . Barely escaping with their lives , the two returned to Mandalore . Fearing now for the stability and future of her planet , Kryze departed for Coruscant along with other representatives of the Council of Neutral Systems to plead her case to the Republic . During the voyage they were attacked by Separatist forces and Kryze herself was targeted for kidnapping and assassin ation by Senator Tal Merrik of Kalevala , but was rescued by Kenobi and fellow Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker . Kryze ' s attempts to remain neutral in the war grew complicated as Death Watch assassination attempts continued on Coruscant and evidence surfaced linking the attacks to the Confederacy . Despite being framed for the murder of one of her cohorts , Satine managed to disprove the alleged evidence and in the process stalled Mandalore ' s involvement in the war as well as Death Watch ' s attempts at conquering the planet . Black Market Conspiracy . Following Kryze ' s reaffirmation of the planet ' s neutrality , the Mandalorian economy began to struggle due to a lack of connection with key Republic supply routes . In order to ensure that much needed supplies continued to reach the planet , Prime Minister Almec established a black market with Moogan smugglers . In an attempt to speed up the creation and distribution process for imported tea , the Moogan smugglers unintentionally introduced a dangerously high level of the chemical slabin . This resulted in a mass poisoning of Mandalorian children . This incident coincided with a visit by trade negotiation by Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala . Together Amidala and Kryze uncovered the source of the incident and crippled Almec ' s operation . Following these events , Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano was assigned to Mandalore to educate the students at the Royal Academy about the dangers of political corruption . In between lessons , the students , led by Kryze ' s nephew Korkie , discovered evidence of food and supplies being moved unofficially . When the students raised concerns to the Duchess , Almec enlisted the Mandalorian Secret Service to arrest both Satine , the students , and Ahsoka Tano . In an attempt to keep his operation under wraps , Almec forcefully tried to coerce Kryze into signing a confession of conspiracy . The prisoner s resisted and fought back and in the process Almec was arrested and sent to prison . Coup and the Battle of Sundari . In the later years of the war Death Watch once again attempted to conquer Mandalore . Now allied with former Sith Lord Darth Maul and his collection of crime families , the Shadow Collective , Pre Vizsla organized a series of strikes throughout the capital city of Sundari . Members of the Pyke Syndicate , Black Sun , and Maul ' s apprentice Savage Opress conducted attacks on numerous key locations creating mass panic and loss of life . Kryze ' s peace keeping forces were overwhelmed and soon the frightened public of Sundari marched to the courtyard of the Royal Palace demanding action . Capitalizing on the panic , Pre Vizsla and the rest of his Death Watch forces made a public promise to the people of Sundari to protect them from further attacks . After Vizsla ' s men appeared to have halted further attacks , the public populace turned to Death Watch to provide new leadership and guidance . Secretly , Kryze was arrested and placed in prison . As Vizsla took his place as the new appointed Prime Minister and Mand ' alor , disagreements developed between him and Maul , which lead to the arrest and public shaming of both the Sith Lord and his apprentice . While in prison , Maul allied himself with former Prime Minister Almec , hoping to establish him as a potential puppet leader should he regain control of the planet . Together , the three escaped from prison and Maul challenged Vizsla to single combat to determine the deserving ruler of the planet . Maul defeated Vizsla and executed him in front of his own men , now claiming the title of Mand ' alor for himself . Maul then reappointed Almec to be the planet ' s prime minister . In order to assuage public opinion and cover for Maul ' s role in Vizsla ' s death , Almec informed the public that it was in fact Satine Kryze that had murdered Vizsla and that the former Mand ' alor ' s final act was to reinstate his position as prime minster . Despite the fact that Maul now commanded Death Watch a portion of its forces , led by Vizsla ' s lieutenant and Satine Kryze ' s sister Bo - Katan , rebelled against his leadership and began to actively work towards his defeat . Bo - Katan and her nephew Korkie organized a rescue for Satine in the hopes that she could contact the Republic for aide . While Kryze was captured once again by Maul ' s forces , she was able to send a message to the Jedi Temple . While unable to send military or official Jedi support due to Mandalore ' s neutrality , Obi - Wan Kenobi took it upon himself to personally see to Satine ' s rescue . Kenobi infiltrated Maul ' s loyal Death Watch forces and broke Satine free from prison . However , once again , Maul ' s forces blocked their escape from the planet and arrested both . Fulfilling his personal vendetta against Kenobi , Maul murdered Kryze and sentenced Kenobi to indefinite imprisonment . In transfer from the Royal Palace to his cell , Kenobi was rescued by Bo - Katan ' s forces . At this point , Bo - Katan ' s faction of Death Watch and those loyal to Maul openly began attacking one another in the streets and shipping yards of Sundari . As the city erupted into chaos , Bo - Katan managed to secure Kenobi ' s escape from the planet in the hopes that he would bring Republic reinforcements . Meanwhile , Darth Sidious , having grown aware the situation on Mandalore , arrived on planet and personally confronted his former apprentice . The resulting conflict lead to the death of Savage Oppress and the capture of Darth Maul , effectively ending his direct rule of Mandalore . Age of the Empire . Imperial rule . Later , the Siege of Mandalore brought further conflict to the world . During the last days of the Clone Wars , the 501st Legion of the Grand Army of the Republic led by Commander Ahsoka Tano and Clone Captain " Rex " lay siege to Mandalore . Tano managed to corner Maul but the former Sith Lord escaped when Order 66 caused the Clone troopers with the exception of Rex to turn on all Jedi . Tano and Rex managed to flee into hiding . Following the siege , the Republic and its successor state , the Galactic Empire , occupied Mandalore . After the conclusion of the Clone Wars , Bo - Katan became Regent of Mandalore . However , she refused to do the new Empire ' s bidding and was forced out of power by Clan Saxon , who collaborated with the Empire . Gar Saxon of Clan Saxon was made Viceroy and Governor of the planet by the Empire with the Imperial Super Commandos as his enforcers . The Empire established an Imperial Academy on Mandalore for training military cadet s . One notable Imperial cadet was Sabine Wren , whose mechanical talents were used to build the Arc Pulse Generator known as the " Duchess " . The " Duchess " was capable of reacting with the beskar alloy inside Mandalorian armor and incinerating Mandalorian warriors . Sabine became horrified that the weapon was being used to subjugate Mandalore and destroyed her weapon . Sabine spoke out against the Empire but her family sided with the Empire and cast her out . After a stint at bounty hunting with Ketsu Onyo , Sabine joined the Spectres , which was part of the rebel cell Phoenix Cell . As punishment for Sabine ' s actions , her father Alrich was made a hostage of Clan Saxon on Mandalore to ensure his family ' s compliance . Another civil war . Governor Saxon ruled Mandalore on behalf of the Empire until his death at the hands of Ursa Wren in 2 BBY . Saxon ' s death caused a civil war between Clans Saxon and Wren , with the former being backed by the Empire . By 1 BBY , Gar Saxon had been succeeded by his brother Tiber Saxon as Governor . Clan Wren ' s insurrection had been joined by Lady Bo - Katan ' s Clan Kryze , Clan Vizsla , Clan Rook , Clan Eldar , and Fenn Rau , the last surviving member of the Journeyman Protector s . The new Governor Saxon ordered Alrich ' s public execution in Sundari . Before Clan Wren and rebel forces could liberate him from his prison , Saxon had Captain Hark evacuate the prisoner in a convoy . After Ursa learned that her husband had been evacuated , she worked with Sabine , Bo - Katan , Rau , and the Spectres to trap the Imperial convoy . Ursa ' s forces staged a diversionary attack , causing the convoy to travel through a narrow canyon . Sabine and her allies ambushed the convoy and freed Alrich . However , this victory was overshadowed when Saxon deployed a rebuilt copy of the " Duchess " against Ursa ' s forces . The surviving Mandalorians and rebels retreated to Bo - Katan ' s camp . To atone for her role in creating the " Duchess " , Sabine volunteered to lead a strike mission aboard Tiber Saxon ' s Star Destroyer to destroy the weapon and the associated data . Saxon ' s Star Destroyer was parked above Sundari . At the advice of Grand Admiral Thrawn , Saxon trapped Sabine aboard the weapon ' s storage chamber and tried to force her to strengthen the weapon . However , Sabine reprogrammed the machine to target stormtrooper armor and destroyed the " Duchess " . The resulting explosion destroyed Saxon ' s Star Destroyer , presumably killing the Governor . Clan Wren and the other Mandalorian clans then pledged allegiance to Lady Bo - Katan , who inherited the Darksaber and the mantle of Mandalorian leadership . Inhabitants . Mandalore was inhabited by a group of human s known as Mandalorians . During the period when the Old Republic ruled the galaxy , these super commandos were a martial people , living in warrior clans . They had a strong sense of honor , though some would later become mercenaries . However , centuries of war laid waste to Mandalore ' s surface , leading to the New Mandalorians , a faction that opposed the violent ways of their ancestors . This schism caused a civil war , which resulted in the warrior clans being exiled to Concordia , Mandalore ' s moon , where they were assumed to have died out . However , the conflict killed most of the planet ' s population . Government . During most of the Clone Wars , Mandalore was led by Duchess Satine Kryze . Near the end of the war , she was overthrown and killed by Darth Maul and his Shadow Collective which established former Prime Minister Almec as the face of Maul ' s rule . After the Siege of Mandalore and the Imperial occupation that followed the end of the Clone Wars , Gar Saxon led the planet as Viceroy for the Empire until his death in 2 BBY . His brother Tiber Saxon succeeded him as Governor until his death in 1 BBY .