Xim ' s empire Xim ' s Empire was the massive empire created by Xim the Despot ' s conquests , and which fractured on his death . History . The empire had its origins in the Kingdom of Cron , a fiefdom carved out during the Cronese Sweeps by Xer VIII , the pirate who became Xim ' s father . Based on Argai and containing at least thirteen other planets , it was the first territory ruled by Xim when he came into power in 25 , 130 BBY . The first ten years of Xim ' s reign were known as his Expansionist Period . During this time he conquered much of the Tion Cluster , including the Livien League in 25 , 130 BBY which was established within it . At its height , Xim ' s empire included thousands of worlds and stretched from the Radama Void to the Maw . Xim established a secret police , the GenoHaradan , and used terror tactics including mass executions to maintain order . He also pioneered the construction of war droids to bolster his combat forces . Xim used orbital fortresses during his campaigns . At the height of the empire ' s power , Xim held palaces on Argai and Raxus , great vaults on Dellalt , and a monolithic statue on Desevro . However , Xim ' s swath of conquest would soon bring him into conflict with the Hutt Empire , the preeminent power in the galaxy and already a historic enemy of his Tionese subjects . For some time , they had quarreled over control of the Si ' Klaata Cluster . It was during this period that the orbital fortress now known as Terman Station was placed near Sriluur in the Periphery . In 25 , 102 BBY Xim decimated the Hutt colony world of Ko Vari . However , shortly after , the Hutts under Kossak in turn destroyed an entire fleet of Xim ' s at the First Battle of Vontor . Shortly later , a second battle was fought at Vontor , with an inconclusive result . This led to the Hutts imposing the Treaty of Vontor on the Vodrans , Niktos , Klatooinians , and Weequay , gaining those species ' services as mercenaries . In the third battle for Vontor in 25 , 100 BBY , Xim ' s forces were totally decimated , with his treasure ship , the " Queen of Ranroon " , being one of the few forces of his to survive . Xim was captured and taken to Nal Hutta , where he died a prisoner in Kossak ' s palace . Following the death of Xim , his empire quickly collapsed under the Hutt invasion . The Kingdom of Cron reasserted its independence , and new states such as the Jaminere Marches and the Honorable Union of Desevro & Tion were quickly formed out of the former territory of the empire . During the Tionese War ( 24 , 000 BBY ) , the Tionese crumpled under the Galactic Republic . The GenoHaradan would continue to exist for at least the next 20 , 000 years , evolving into a criminal syndicate . Xim would continue to be a hero of the Tionese people for millennia , despite his brutish ways . Economy and society . Occupying thousands of worlds , Xim ' s empire became extremely wealthy , with an economy generally geared towards war fighting : shipyards and factories on Jaminere , Cadinth and Thanium provided the equipment and materiel for Xim ' s war machine . Other worlds built merchant ships and beacons , and Tionese artisans sought to outdo each other : Xim expanded or built vast palaces on Raxus Prime , Amarin and Argai , and a royal retreat at Nuswatta . The famous Forbidden Gardens of Nuswatta perhaps exemplified the nature of Xim ' s rule : for all but Xim ' s court , gazing upon the Gardens brought the death sentence , and according to legend they were tended by a cadre of slaves blinded at birth . Other rumors told of failed military officers , traitors , or conquered enemies being executed there . Xim also controlled his conquests through his dreaded secret police , the GenoHaradan , and the use of terror tactics such as mass executions . Military . Xim the Despot built a powerful military - industrial complex from lost Rakata n technology . The scale of his armies and conquests meant that numerous examples of Xim ' s weaponry survived to the Galactic Civil War era . Xim ' s infantry were divided into several castes . Most were janissaries taken from occupied worlds , trained from childhood to serve as soldiers . They wore armor and helmets of lightweight ceramic alloy and carried either slugthrowers or heatbeam s , which used lasers to generate jets of plasma . Heatbeamers wore tough , fireproof padded gloves and " kamas " a protection against their weapons ' superheated exhausts . The " kama " would later be adopted by the Thyrsus Sun Guard and by the Mandalorian people as part of their culture . Among Xim ' s elite units were the Duinarbulon Star Lancers , who wore gloss - black kiirium ceramic armor and carried advanced ( for the time ) beam - tube s , distant ancestors of the blaster . The infantry was supported by tracked tanks , armored groundcar s , and floater s armed with beam - tube cannons . Elite vehicles were armored with kiirium to reflect energy weapons . Xim ' s most famous soldiers were the War - Robots of the Guardian Corps , three - meter tall battle droids armed with heatbeams , particle dischargers , and pulse - wave cannon s . The War - Robots were typically kept in reserve for use as shock troops . Xim ' s warships were smaller than Imperial - era craft and were all unique designs , since the ancient Tionese saw warship construction as an art form as opposed to an industry . Under the Anaxes War College System , the bulk of Xim ' s warships would be considered frigates or corvettes , and included Argaian hemiolia , Livien cutter s , Thanium star - glaive s , and Cronian battlebird s in mixed squadrons . Larger vessels , around the size of a cruiser , included Cronese harpice s , Brigian penteconter s , Thanium polyreme s , Yutuski rakehell s and Xolochi Dreadnought s . Xim ' s flagships included the " Eibon Scimitar " and the " Deathknell " . Xim ' s naval weapons were primarily torpedo s , concussion missiles , and pulse cannons , which melted enemy hulls and disrupted circuitry with blasts of radiation . The Despot ' s ships were armored with kiirium , a superconducting alloy that gave each ship a mirrored hull that could reflect enemy energy weapons . Mytag crystal s were used in communications and sensor systems to protect them from electromagnetic attack . Bordhell - type fuel slug s gave Xim ' s warships unparalleled range and speed .