Liberation The Liberation was an uprising that took place on Klatooine in 44 ABY . Millennia earlier , a treaty was made between the Klatooinians and the Hutts — the Klatooinians submitted themselves to eternal servitude to the Hutts , so long as the Hutts protected the Fountain of Ancients , a sacred wintrium fountain on Klatooine , from harm . The treaty remained intact for thousands of years , although by the time following the Second Galactic Civil War , many of the indentured Klatooinians began to feel unrest . In 44 ABY , a group of allied Sith and Jedi stopped on Klatooine during their joint mission to the Maw . They soon departed , but two Sith frigates remained behind and raided the Fountain of the Ancients . The Klatooinians called for help , and Hutts arrived and apprehended the Sith , but not before they had damaged the Fountain , allegedly taking wintrium samples . The Sith were brought to trial and condemned to death for their actions , although it was also decided that the Hutts had responded to the threat to the best of their ability , thus upholding the treaty despite the damage the Fountain had suffered . The ruling came too late , however , as an uprising had begun across the planet , with the Klatooinians issuing a full revolt against their Hutt masters . Prelude . Around 25 , 000 years before the Battle of Yavin , the Klatooinians signed the Treaty of Vontor with the Hutts , dedicating themselves to eternal servitude to the Hutts in exchange for the Hutts ' protection of the Fountain of the Ancients , a sacred wintrium Fountain located on the Klatooinian homeworld Klatooine . They lived in service to the Hutts for thousands of years , although , by the time following the Second Galactic Civil War , many Klatooinians began to feel unrest . In 44 ABY , a group of Sith came to the planet with the Jedi Luke and Ben Skywalker in preparation for their joint mission to the Maw . When they departed the system , the Sith High Lord Sarasu Taalon decided to leave two of his frigates behind to meet with Lando Calrissian , who was bringing an asteroid tug for help in navigating the Maw . However , these ships ' actual intent was to steal wintrium samples from the Fountain . The Sith in the ChaseMaster frigate " Starstalker " raided the Fountain . The Hutts were notified immediately , and several Klatooinian guards fought the Sith , although the Sith managed to take samples of wintrium from the Fountain before they were stopped . Calrissian and Jedi Knight Jaina Solo then arrived in - system , and were asked by Klatooinian Chancellor Darima Kedari to mediate the situation . The Sith Leeha Faal lied that the attack had been solely the idea of Captain Vyn Holpur of the " Starstalker " , and although Calrissian and Solo didn ' t believe her , they had no proof otherwise . Holpur and his crew were thus convicted and sentenced to death , and Calrissian and Solo also decreed that — although they had failed to protect the Fountain — the Hutts had not actually violated the terms of their treaty with the Klatooinians . Due to remaining damages accrued to the Hutts during the Yuuzhan Vong War , their resources were insufficient to fully protect the Fountain . Still , the Hutts had done everything within their ability to do so , so Calrissian and Solo were forced to uphold the treaty , thus condemning the Klatooinians to further servitude . Uprising . The decision on the matter came too late — Klatooinians across the planet had already begun to riot and revolt , and soon a full uprising was in place . The uprising quickly became violent , resulting in firefights and skirmishes in the cities of Klatooine . The revolt quickly gained galactic attention and that of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala , who was concerned by the chaos erupting across the galaxy as a result of many anti - slavery uprisings . Reporter Madhi Vaandt for " The Perre Needmo Newshour " was scheduled to go to Klatooine to cover the uprising there as part of her running series on the practices of slavery throughout the galaxy , but she was tipped off by a Bothan nicknamed Blink to go to Blaudu Sextus instead , where another revolt had begun . Behind the scenes . The uprising on Klatooine was first depicted in Christie Golden ' s " " , the fifth installment in the nine - part " " series .