Taanab / Legends Taanab was a planet of green meadows in the Taanab system . It was primarily used for agriculture and farming . Its populace was known for always maintaining an air of formality . Taanab had problems with seasonal pirate raids from bandits striking from the planet Norulac for millennia prior to the Battle of Taanab . Characteristics . The Inner Rim planet of Taanab was a world with abundant sunlight , mild climate , almost no tectonic activity with grassy landmasses , always close to meandering strips of water . The planet was overgrown with green jungles , but no animal life at the time of its colonization . Near the equator , the fields and factory farms were formed into a hexagonal tessellation . Much of its climate was optimized for bumper yields by weather - controlling satellites and orbital mirrors . The fauna was imported , with some becoming feral . The untamed former herd members had their numbers checked by droid sharpshooters . The administrative capital was Pandath . Taanab was sponsored by agricultural conglomerates like Arcon Multinode Agricorp , Tagge Restaurant Association , and Core Foodstuffs . The Banthal Company transported cargo to poorer worlds . The planet was especially known for its roba steak . History . The planet was first discovered between 25 , 000 BBY to 20 , 000 BBY , sometime between the Tionese War and the settling of the Slice . During the Great Sith War , a battle was fought here during the Krath Holy Crusade which the Sith had won . It was later colonized in 2320 BBY , when Taanab was once a world covered in thick , inhospitable jungle , similar to Felucia . During the New Sith Wars , the Brotherhood of Darkness captured the planet and used it as an outpost . Eventually the Jedi Order established a chapter house for the Agricultural Corps in the capital city of Pandath and Taanab became the site of the Inner Rim headquarters of the AgriCorps . Huff Darklighter once employed farmers from Taanab , as well as Bandomeer and Salliche , to staff his underground hydroponic gardens on Tatooine . The Battle of Taanab took place over its skies five months after the Battle of Yavin . In the battle , Lando Calrissian defeated attacking pirate raiders from Norulac against the Banthal Company docks . Taanab joined the New Republic sometime prior to 7 ABY . It was a New Republic stronghold during the Hunt for Zsinj . The planet was attacked by Imperial forces during the Thrawn campaign . During the attack , the Dark Jedi Joruus C ' baoth took control of the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Bellicose " and used the ship ' s turbolasers to destroy a New Republic ship against the orders of Captain Aban . Years later , Jedi Knight Jaden Korr went to Taanab to discover more about the operations going on in its spaceport by the Disciples of Ragnos . Jaden battled a mutant rancor which the Disciples intended to release in a populated place so they could pillage the area during the chaos . Taanab became a New Republic , and later Galactic Alliance , stronghold during the Yuuzhan Vong War and was not attacked by the invaders . A native of Taanab , Rogue Squadron veteran Wes Janson created the Taanab Yellow Aces during the Yuuzhan Vong War and named it after the world . In 40 ABY , Ben Skywalker traveled to Taanab space during his pursuit of " Ship " . In 44 ABY , a royal Hapan fleet transporting refugees from the Jedi Academy on Ossus halted at some point above Taanab . The " Millennium Falcon " left the " Dragon Queen II " there to join the liberation of Coruscant . Behind the scenes . In the " Star Wars Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook " , the " " , the PC games " " , and the " " , the planet is misspelled Tanaab . Also , in " " , Taanab is misspelled Taanad . Additionally , " Rebellion " mistakenly places Taanab in Farfin sector , a misspelling of the true Farrfin sector , within the Core Worlds . During the development of the MMORPG " Star Wars Galaxies " , the developers apparently considered using Taanab as one of the planets that can be explored by players in the game . The creation of the planet was canceled for unknown reasons , however some files of the released game still contain textures and other data relating to what was to be Taanab .