212 BBY 212 before the Battle of Yavin ( BBY ) was a year during the Great Peace of the Republic era . Beginning nearly 800 years previously , this time period marked widespread exploration into the Outer Rim by the Galactic Republic and the opening of the Deep Core . In 212 BBY , Delemede – native Bosbit Matarcher attempted to make a hyperspace jump in a recently bought Delemedian starhopper . However , Matarcher ' s starship had a faulty relativistic shield — which guarded against the strange bends in time and space associated with hyperspace travel — and during the jump , Matarcher was transported 190 years into the future . Proem . In 1000 BBY , the New Sith Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Brotherhood of Darkness came to an end . The Supreme Chancellor at the time , Tarsus Valorum , reorganized the Senate through the Ruusan Reformation s , and the Jedi Order became a branch of the Republic Judicial Department . The galaxy in 212 BBY . By the year 212 BBY , the Great Peace of the Republic era — the period of time that followed the Ruusan Reformation — was nearly eight hundred years in the making . The Republic continued its expansion into the Deep Core and previously uncharted Wild Space areas that later became part of the Outer Rim Territories . Around 212 BBY , Bosbit Matarcher , a thirty - five standard year old Human male from the then – shoddy planet of Delemede , bought a Delemedian starhopper . Thinking he had gotten a good deal for the starship , Matarcher boarded his starhopper and left Delemede , hoping to make a quick jump outsystem . However , when Matarcher engaged his vessel ' s hyperdrive , the ship ' s relativistic shield , which protected the ship from the irregular bends in time and space associated with hyperspace travel , malfunctioned . Impact . Following 212 BBY , the Republic continued its expansion , and the Great Peace of the Republic lasted for over 150 years . Meanwhile , when Matarcher emerged from hyperspace , he discovered that much had changed for the galaxy . Although Matarcher experienced only a two hour journey , for the rest of the galaxy , 190 years had passed , putting Matarcher in the year 22 BBY , the last year of the Great Peace of the Republic era . Matarcher , now a 225 standard year old man , gained brief notoriety for the extremely unusual malfunction that sent him 190 years into the future . Matarcher received a minor interview by the HoloNet News , during which Matarcher stated he would be returning to Delemede , but this time , he would be flying transit . Matarcher also said he was happy the malfunction had occurred ; when he had left Delemede in 212 BBY , the planet was in a state in disrepair , but in 22 BBY , Delemede was a thriving . Behind the scenes . 212 BBY was first indirectly mentioned in the in - universe " HoloNet News Vol . 531 48 " article , " 225 - year Old Man ' s Secret ? Time Dilation . " In the article , it is stated that Matarcher was thirty – five standard years old , and upon time traveling , was 225 standard years old , signifying that Matarcher traveled 190 years through time . Since the article is set in the year 22 BBY , it can then be assumed that Matarcher ' s journey began around the year 212 BBY . 212 BBY was again indirectly mentioned in Bosbit Matarcher ' s entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .