3955 BBY The year 3955 before the Battle of Yavin ( BBY ) , also known as 302 before the Treaty of Coruscant ( BTC ) , was a span of time that marked the beginning of the Dark Wars , following the conclusion of the Jedi Civil War . After Revan led the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic in victory over Darth Malak and the Sith Empire , the Sith remnants fractured and began to war amongst themselves . Amidst the power vacuum , Sith members became warlords , claiming small territories on the fringes of the Republic and fought for supremacy against each other in an opportunistic attempt at reviving the former glory of the Empire . At the same time , the Republic began to recover from the Jedi Civil War . In response to the destruction of Telos IV , Supreme Chancellor Cressa commenced the planet - wide Telosian Restoration Project , a terraforming project aimed at making the planet habitable once again . To assist in this effort and other redevelopment projects , Aratech launched the G0 - T0 droid series . At the same time , the Kanz Disorders , a secessionist movement in the Kanz sector , was still ongoing . Consumed by the recent wars and recovery , the Republic had not intervened in the conflict . Proem . The Jedi Civil War was a galaxy - wide conflict that followed in the wake of the also devastating Mandalorian Wars . The combination of two wars left the Galactic Republic reeling in commercially , politically , and militarily . Even though the Republic had defeated Darth Malak ' s Sith Empire at the Battle of Rakata Prime in 3956 BBY , the effects were far - flung . Worlds , such as Telos and Taris , had been destroyed through orbital bombardment ; trade routes and infrastructure had been disrupted or destroyed which allowed for various Hutt Cartel s or criminal organizations such as the Exchange to manipulate markets and hoard goods ; in addition , the military which defended the Republic was on the verge of collapse . Similarly , the Jedi Order was in disarray from having lost many members through defection and battle . The hero of the war was Revan , the former Dark Lord who ruled the empire until being captured in 3957 BBY . Having been redeemed , Revan successfully led the Republic to victory , creating a power vacuum in the Sith ranks . The galaxy in 3955 BBY . Galactic Republic . Due to the devastation from the recent wars , Supreme Chancellor Tol Cressa began large - scale rebuilding initiatives . One such was the Telosian Restoration Project , a terraforming program designed to make the world habitable following its destruction in 3958 BBY . For the Telos venture and other reconstruction efforts , the company Aratech launched the G0 - T0 droid series . Round black droids , they were designed to carry out tasks of planetary administration within the confines of both Republic law and what would only benefit the project . While a G0 - T0 droid was used in the administration of Telos , the responsible party for the Restoration Project was the Ithorian herd of Chodo Habat . The herd divided the planet into different zones , gradually healing the planet one portion at a time . Above Telos , the large Citadel Station was constructed to house all the operations along with the necessary business needed to accommodate the large number of employees . Moreover , the project as a whole was a test pilot to see if such an undertaking was possible on other devastated worlds . Around this year , a daughter was born to Gelesi , a soldier serving in the Onderonian military . In addition , the Twi ' lek Mission Vao and her Wookiee companion , Zaalbar , established a successful shipping business . Sith Empire remnant . The year 3955 BBY marked the beginning of the Dark Wars , a series of smaller conflicts and skirmishes that stemmed from the Sith defeat at Rakata Prime . The defeat of Darth Malak had left a vacuum , and power struggles ensued resulting in the quickly escalating Sith Civil War . The Sith remnant fractured the remaining strongholds of the Sith Empire into smaller territories . Declaring themselves sovereign warlords , they began to make war on each other with the goal of gaining or retaining whatever power they had . On Korriban , however , the destruction of the Sith Academy resulted in an insurrection there . The warring Sith massacred each other and the planet was left barren and lifeless . About this time , an expedition to the planet by Republic forces to root out any remaining Sith found it void of sentient life . Kanz sector . Along the fringes of Republic space , in the Kanz sector , the secessionist Myrialites had created an independent government during the height of the Mandalorian Wars . The secessionist movement , called the Argazdan Redoubt , continued to conquer the Kanz sector abated and subjugate the peoples of the worlds , putting many into slavery . Following the Jedi Civil War , the Republic still had not intervened in the conflict . One such peoples , the Lorrdians , began to develop alternate forms of communication during this time in order to communicate against the will of their masters . Impact . The Telosian Restoration Project was not immune to corruption or scandal . Within four years , Czerka Corporation , a weapons manufacturer and commodities supplier , began trying to usurp control over the project from the Ithorian herd using bribery and other less - than legal means . Underworld criminal organizations , such as the Exchange , also began operations on Telos in an attempt to capitalize on the inflow of materials for the project . The G0 - T0 droid assigned to the project confronted a paradox in its programming . The droid calculated that it was unable to benefit the project and the Republic without breaking the law . It eventually broke through its programming , becoming fully autonomous , and began to act illegally to bring about what it calculated as the best course for the Republic ' s efforts . Elsewhere , the Sith continued to war against each other . Darth Traya , formerly known as Kreia , eventually began to train Darth Nihilus and Darth Sion at her academy on Malachor V . The three Sith Lords formed a frailly constructed triumvirate and consolidated power among the remaining factions . In 3954 BBY , Sion unleashed a wave of agents throughout the galaxy to begin eliminating the remaining Jedi . At the same time , the Kanz Disorders continued unabated . The slavery and subjugation lasted nearly three hundred more years until 3670 BBY . Behind the scenes . The events of 3955 BBY were first described in relation to the conclusion of the Jedi Civil War in the video game " " , although the exact date of " 3955 BBY " is not provided therein . " The New Essential Chronology " and " " establish the Jedi Civil War as ending in 3956 BBY and further expand on events that occurred thereafter . The first explicit mention of the date 3955 BBY , however , appears in " The New Essential Guide to Droids " , which was published in June of 2006 . The events depicted in " The Sith Lords " and the " Essential Guides " were largely confirmed to have taken place in 3955 BBY with the publication of the " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " by Wizards of the Coast . Most recently , the details of the Kanz Disorders are described in greater detail in the " " - published short story " Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd " . Previously , limited information was only provided by brief mention in " The Essential Chronology " , although without dating the conflict , and " The New Essential Chronology " .