Kuat / Legends Kuat was a planet located in the Core Worlds and one of the earliest members of the Galactic Republic . It was best known as the home of Kuat Drive Yards . These famous shipyards , used to build ships for both the Galactic Republic and later the Galactic Empire , circled the planet for thousands of kilometers . Description . Kuat was the fourth planet from the star Kuat , located in the Kuat system of the Kuat sector in the Core Worlds region of the galaxy . Situated on a hyperlane that connected it to Raxxa and Balmorra and less than six parsecs away from Neimoidia , it was a green terrestrial world orbited by two moons named Bador and Ronay . A day on Kuat was 20 standard hours in length , and a year lasted 322 local days . Kuat had standard gravity and a breathable atmosphere , and at 10 , 000 kilometers in diameter , it was considered a small planet . The surface of Kuat featured three continents and scattered islands , and most of the world ' s terrain consisted of lush forests , rolling green plains , and carefully - groomed gardens . The planet had a temperate climate with a cool , wet winter and a warm , dry summer . Hostile animal life was nonexistent on Kuat , as terraformers had stocked the planet with inoffensive herbivores such as drebin , which provided compost for the world ' s gardens . The introduced species did not overrun the planet due to short life spans and the presence of predators . An industrial world and center of manufacturing that played a significant role in galactic shipbuilding , Kuat was the home of Kuat Drive Yards , whose shipyards and construction facilities were the most prominent feature of Kuat , encircling the planet in the shape of a large ring . Kuat was considered one of the most efficient shipyards in the galaxy , and its defenses were formidable , with protection provided by the Kuati Sector Forces and designs used for self - defense by Kuat Drive Yards . Kuat had an aristocratic government and exported luxury goods , alcohol , art , and food while importing electronics , machinery , and raw materials . History . Early history . Coruscanti Humans settled on Kuat in a sleeper ship expedition in 27 , 500 BBY . An aristocracy formed on the world as wealthy families placed hereditary claims on the growing starshipwright industry , and by 26 , 000 BBY , Kuat had built its own colonization arks and sent its Humans to Axum , Tepasi , and Humbarine . Kuat was a political power by 25 , 000 BBY , when it became a founding member of the Galactic Republic , and a consortium of the wealthiest merchant families , known as The Ten , eventually came to rule Kuat . Galactic Republic . The Ten allied with the goal of forming the largest and most influential shipbuilding concern in the galaxy and hired terraformers , ecologists , and animal breeders to transform Kuat , then a barren , uninhabited world , into a paradise . Over a period of 20 years , the project changed Kuat into a lush planet with an artificial ecosystem . At the same time , engineers and construction personnel began to construct the first six shipyards of what would become the Kuat Drive Yards . Kuat was located on a Republic - controlled hyperlane during the Alsakan Conflicts that occurred from roughly 17 , 000 BBY to 12 , 000 BBY and was within space controlled by the Galactic Republic during the final years of the New Sith Wars . By the final years of the Galactic Republic , Kuat ' s delegates in the Galactic Senate were selected by the Kuat family , who ensured that their chosen representatives always benefited Kuat Drive Yards and , by extension , the Kuat family itself . By 22 BBY , Risi Lenoan served as the Senator of Kuat . Lenoan was later removed from office , and Onara Kuat , the leading member of the Kuat family and the principal director of Kuat Drive Yards , appointed Giddean Danu as her replacement . During the Old Sith Wars and New Sith Wars , Kuat ' s ship production facilities produced fleets of warships for the Republic . In the centuries before the Clone Wars , they also constructed large ships for the protection of their sector and collaborated with the Techno Union , of which their ship - production company was a member , in creating even larger designs . In 23 BBY , local freedom fighters opposed Separatist allies of Count Dooku , but were wiped out by Jango Fett . Clone Wars . Defended by three Star Dreadnoughts by the time of the Clone Wars , Kuat remained loyal to the Galactic Republic during the conflict , producing troopships and other war materiel for the Republic ' s clone army , and fell within territory defended by the Fourth Outer Rim Army during the war ' s early campaigns in 22 BBY . Being the site of foundries and shipyards that produced a large portion of the Republic ' s military hardware , Kuat enjoyed economic and political benefits from the Clone Wars , and many members of Kuat ' s upper administrative echelons , having won the favor of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , pursued agendas that encouraged the conflict . Senator Giddean Danu was seemingly alone in opposition to the war , causing the Kuati electorate to nearly recall him from office twice . An attempt by Onara Kuat to remove Senator Danu from office failed due to the belief of other members of the Kuat family that Danu was an effective advocate for Kuat ' s independence . When Balmorra seceded from the Republic , Kuat abandoned its assets on the factory world , which consisted mostly of ground - based walkers and heavy vehicles . By 21 BBY , orbital screens had been erected around Kuat ' s most heavily - guarded shipyards in an effort to dissuade long - range intelligence gathering , and Kuat had attempted to infiltrate Neimoidia with modified worker droids equipped with concealed spyware . Early in the Confederacy of Independent Systems ' s assault on Duro later in 21 BBY , Confederacy forces were believed to be positioning to cut off possible Republic reinforcements from Kuat . Imperial Period . When the Galactic Empire was formed , Kuat was among the first worlds to be secured under Imperial control , making a smooth transition to rule under the new government . Moff Thichis Kuras , a native Kuati and a member of the world ' s lesser nobility , governed the entire Kuat system , and Senator Giddean Danu served as Kuat ' s delegate to the Imperial Senate . Captain Anton Kale served as the commander of Imperial forces on Kuat , having lobbied to be assigned to the world due to his passion for engineering and ship design . Under Imperial rule , the Bureau of Ships and Services restricted access to Kuat and its orbital shipyards . Most of the Kuati shipyards fell under military jurisdiction and operated with varying degrees of supervision and regulation , but they were still considered to be civilian - operated in 4 ABY , shortly before the Battle of Endor . The military buildup that occurred under the reign of Emperor Palpatine made the merchant houses of Kuat astonishingly wealthy and notoriously insular . A duplicate of the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " was built at Kuat before being rechristened " Lusankya " and moved to Coruscant , the stardocks at Kuat were the primary builders of Star Destroyers for the Empire , and Kuat was the site of facilities that produced AT - ATs . During the Imperial supervision , Kuat could only be accessed via three ports within the main Kuat Traffic Zone , which was along the Hydian Way ; a passenger port , a freight port , and a Imperial transfer post . Accessible to the passenger port were the systems of Redrish , Drurish , Ulion , and Kidir . Accessible to the freight port were the systems of Monadin , Renigg , Venir , and Horthav . Information on the Imperial port was classified . In 2 BBY , a Rebel fleet led by the " Sundered Heart " attacked the shipyards . This led to the Star Destroyer " Tyranny " over Fresia rushing to protect Kuat , leaving Fresia vulnerable to a Rebel raid that resulted in the acquisition of the first X - wings . In 3 ABY , the Rebels , having recently lost much equipment in asteroid collisions ( probably during the evacuation of Hoth ) , in a daring heist with inside help , stole a Colony Class 23669 power generator from Kuat Freight Port . In 4 ABY , concurrent to the Battle of Endor , the Alliance occupied the shipyards . In an attempt to prevent either the Alliance or the Empire from taking over , Kuat of Kuat attempted to blow the yards up , although he was only partially successful , the full explosion being halted by Boba Fett . The Empire soon regained control of the yards and the planet , and Bevel Lemelisk came thither to join the design team working on the " Eclipse " . A large Imperial fleet was soon garrisoned at the planet . After the Battle of Endor , the Empire drastically increased security at Kuat ' s shipyards while loosening its control over the planet itself . Rebel operatives were active on Kuat around this time and learned that every stardock and vessel under construction had been rigged to explode in preparation for a possible scuttling of the shipyards . Very soon after , Tyber Zann attacked the shipyards in order to steal the unfinished " Eclipse " and gained information about Imperial vaults from its computers . During this time , a rebel attack force led by General Han Solo invaded the sector chasing the retreating fleets from Endor . Zann was successful in taking the " Eclipse " , forcing out the Rebels , and decimating the Imperial fleet guarding Kuat Drive Yards , but decided that the " Eclipse " would be too big of a target and left with the vault ' s contents . In 7 ABY , it was the site of Battle of Kuat between Warlord Zsinj , loyal Imperials , and the New Republic . At this time , Kuat ' s planetary defense forces were considered roughly equal to those of Coruscant . Kuat was at the time Imperial ; Zsinj ' s forces hijacked the " Razor ' s Kiss " from the shipyards with the help of an Imperial who preferred it was in his hands than the New Republic ' s , but General Han Solo ' s fleet prevented Zsinj from taking it out of the system . New Republic and beyond . In 8 ABY , Kuat was one of a remaining handful of fortress world s held by the Galactic Empire . By that time , most of the Imperial warships that guarded Kuat had departed for the New Territories , leaving the planet dependent on its own defenses ; at the time , these included the Star Dreadnought " Aurora " , the battlecruisers " Event Horizon " , " Stellar Halo " , and " Luminous " , and more than twelve Star Destroyers . The New Republic captured Kuat in 8 ABY in a scheme conceived by Wedge Antilles , Airen Cracken , and Ral ' Rai Muvunc , with Muvunc and three other Kuat Drive Yards board members , who held a majority of KDY ' s shares , voting in favor of Kuat ' s surrender to the New Republic . While Kuat joined the New Republic , the senior design engineers of Kuat Drive Yards fled the planet for the Deep Core . With the acquisition of Kuat and its subsidiary systems , the New Republic controlled three - fourths of the settled galaxy and gained access to the Kuat system ' s shipbuilding docks . The New Republic maintained a small embassy in Kuat City and a smaller subembassy in the orbital array . Kuat was a stronghold of the New Republic during the Thrawn campaign in 9 ABY and was later one of the manufacturing centers targeted by Imperial Executor Sedriss QL during Operation Shadow Hand . Kuat ' s powerful shipbuilding capabilities served the new galactic government well . Many of the first units designed under the New Class program were built at Kuat . About 21 ABY , Viqi Shesh was elected Senator of Kuat . She was added to the New Republic Advisory Council in 25 ABY , but eventually betrayed the New Republic to the Yuuzhan Vong . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , Kuat hosted briefings held by New Republic Defense Force commanders and continued to supply warships to the New Republic Navy . Following the loss of Fondor , additional warships were dispatched to the planet to safeguard it and its extensive shipyards . After the Battle of Coruscant , Senator Pwoe , who declared himself Chief of State with the death of Borsk Fey ' lya , began moving the command structure of the Defense Force to Kuat , but he was expelled from the planet when the Senate dismissed Pwoe . Kuat itself was eventually conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong , but the Kuati returned to the planet after the Battle of Yuuzhan ' tar . During the early stages of the Second Galactic Civil War , a space station orbiting Kuat ' s moon Ronay , Toryaz Station , served as a negotiation place between Prime Minister Aidel Saxan of Corellia and Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon . Later in the war , a large scale space battle took place over the planet . Hoping to catch the Alliance off guard , the Confederation launched an attack on Kuat to gain a foothold for the assault on Coruscant . Nek Bwua ' tu set a trap for the Confederation with the First Fleet , Fourth Fleet , Seventh Fleet , Fifth Fleet , and the Hapan Home Fleet which proved successful until the Jedi ( betraying Caedus for what he had become ) left for Kashyyyk . The battle dragged on for over a week with both sides sustaining heavy casualties every day . When the Bothans learned of the attack on Kashyyyk by Caedus , they broke out of the battle to go to its defense . The battle was essentially a draw . Over 100 years after the Battle of Endor , Kuat produced new warships for the Fel Empire and later the Galactic Empire of Darth Krayt . By 137 ABY , Kuat was within the Core Worlds Security Zone , a region of space controlled by Krayt ' s empire . Locations . Kuat City , which hosted many shops , hotels , restaurants , and places of general merchant business , lacked a groundside spaceport and was accessible by shuttles . The Gardens of Tralala were located on Kuat . Inhabitants . The Kuati were a proud , class - conscious people who considered the ability to trace one ' s ancestry back to The Ten a trait worthy of pride . Humans comprised 80 % of Kuat ' s population of 3 . 6 billion sentient beings . Hundreds of millions of workers lived in the Kuat Drive Yards orbital stardocks , and while most Kuati citizens lived in apartment complexes built into the array , upper - class Kuati resided in vast estates on the planet . Kuati beings who did not live on their world ' s surface could only access the countryside through Kuat City , while non - Kuati were required to obtain numerous costly permits to visit the surface . Furthermore , the Kuati police reserved the right to refuse entry into the lands to anyone , even those who were able to pay the appropriate fees . Many visitors from offworld remained in the orbital array throughout their trip to the planet . Galactic Basic Standard and Kuat were languages spoken on the planet . The Jedi Bultar Swan was a native of Kuat . Behind the scenes . Kuat has relatively few actual appearances in " Star Wars " works ; however , due to all the vehicles built there , it has been mentioned numerous times .