Galactic Concordance The Galactic Concordance was a historic peace treaty that marked the end of the Galactic Civil War , a conflict between the Galactic Empire and the New Republic . The treaty was signed by former Imperial Grand Vizier Mas Amedda and New Republic Chancellor Mon Mothma on the Core world of Chandrila following the Empire ' s Imperial Instruments of Surrender after its defeat on Jakku , approximately five years after the Battle of Yavin . Terms . The Galactic Concordance officially ended hostilities between the New Republic and Galactic Empire , and stipulated that the Empire remain within predetermined boundaries in the Core and Inner Rim and cease hostilities following its surrender . It also called for the end of the recruitment and mobilization of stormtrooper forces , the abandonment of the numerous Imperial Academies scattered across the galaxy , and the ultimate end to the Galactic Civil War . It also called for the Empire to give up its claim on the Core World of Coruscant to the New Republic , along with abandoning the practice of torture . History . Rise and fall of the Galactic Empire . With the dissolution of the Galactic Republic in 19 BBY , Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine issued the proclamation of the New Order , effectively wiping away the thousand - year - old Republic in an instant and replacing it with his own Galactic Empire , placing himself as its first Emperor . Having eliminated the Republic and the Jedi Order through betrayal from within the Grand Army of the Republic , Palpatine would oversee the ruthless expansion of his Empire and the genocidal actions of his regime , ultimately hoping to control the galaxy and supplant all galactic authority with his new Sith Empire . Eventually , a loose coalition of rebel cells would come into existence to question his rule , while the eventual Alliance to Restore the Republic would be formed shortly before the destruction of the Empire ' s First Death Star . With the growing resistance movement threatening to end his reign , the Emperor embarked on a massive military effort to crush the Rebellion and its leaders , branding them terrorists and traitors to his rule . The following five years of galactic conflict known as the Galactic Civil War would see numerous attempts to finally crush the Rebellion , with most ending in failure . Following Operation Ringbreaker and Yellow Moon , the Alliance would launch a successful attack against the Emperor ' s second Death Star under construction over the Sanctuary Moon of Endor . Following the destruction of the Empire ' s new battle station , along with the death of Emperor Palpatine and his right hand man Darth Vader , the Rebel Alliance ' s successor government the New Republic would slowly push its way towards the Empire ' s capital of Coruscant in an effort to restore freedom to the galaxy . The New Republic re - established the Galactic Senate on Chandrila . Over the next year , the New Republic would win a string of victories against the Empire , and liberated numerous worlds including Akiva , Sevarcos , Kuat , Arkanis , and Kashyyyk from Imperial rule . The Empire splintered into several Imperial remnants including Grand Vizier Mas Amedda ' s ailing regime on Coruscant , Lozen Tolruck ' s Kashyyyk remnant , and Governor Adelhard ' s Imperial remnant . The largest and most powerful of these remnants were Grand Admiral Rae Sloane ' s forces in the Vulpinus Nebula . While the public face of the Empire , Sloane was a puppet of Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax , who secretly controlled other Imperial forces in the Almagest , the Recluse ' s Nebula , the Ro - Loo Triangle , and the Inamorata . Rax was also privy to the Emperor ' s secret Contingency , a plan to destroy the Empire should it outlive Emperor Palpatine . After sending Sloane to negotiate faux peace talks with the New Republic , Rax engineered the Liberation Day attack on Chandrila . In Sloane ' s absence , Rax seized power as Counselor to the Empire and ordered the Imperial remnant fleet s to assemble at Jakku . While Rax publicly claimed that he wanted to prepare the Empire for a final showdown with the New Republic , his plan was to destroy both the Imperial and New Republic forces by detonating the planet ' s core . Several months later , Norra Wexley and her team discovered the Imperial forces on Jakku . Following some deadlock in the Galactic Senate , Chancellor Mothma managed to secure sufficient votes to send New Republic forces to Jakku . After a fierce space and land battle , New Republic forces led by Admiral Ackbar managed to break the Imperial defenses by downing Rax ' s flagship , the Super Star Destroyer " Ravager " . Norra and Sloane then joined forces to stop Rax from detonating Jakku ' s core . After Rax ' s death , Sloane fled into the Unknown Regions with Commandant Brendol Hux , his son Armitage , and a contingent of Rax ' s child soldiers aboard a replica of the Emperor ' s yacht " Imperialis " . Signing the Concordance . Amidst the fighting on Jakku , Grand Vizier Mas Amedda escaped from house arrest on Coruscant with the help of the Anklebiter Brigade , a group of child resistance fighters based on Coruscant . He initiated contact with Chancellor Mon Mothma and sued for peace . The two leaders met on the crystal cliffs north of Chandrila ' s capital Hanna City . For the signing of the Imperial Instruments of Surrender , Mothma was accompanied by Prince ss Leia Organa , and her two new advisers : the former Imperial Loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus and Hosnian Prime ' s Sondiv Sella . On the day of that the Instruments of Surrender were signed , Leia entered into labor and gave birth to her son Ben Solo . Under the terms of the Instruments of Surrender , the Empire was ordered to cease fighting and the Imperial government was dissolved . Mothma also signed a further declaration classifying all surviving Imperial officer s who did not adhere to the terms of surrender as war criminals . However , non - combatant functionaries including Amedda were granted conditional pardons . Under the terms of surrender , the Empire was also compelled to accede to the demands of the Galactic Concordance including a ban on the recruitment and mobilization of stormtroopers , the abandonment of the galactic - wide network of Imperial Academies , the surrender of Coruscant to the New Republic , and the confinement of the remaining Imperial forces to predetermined boundaries in the Core and Inner Rim . What was left of the Empire reorganized within those new borders , establishing a recognized Imperial remnant government in the region and agreeing to confine themselves there . Despite the Imperial surrender , Imperial holdouts on Jakku and elsewhere continued resisting the New Republic for several months . New Republic forces eventually overcame the remaining Imperial forces on Jakku . As a result , the New Republic Defense Fleet remained on war footing in the months after the Battle of Jakku . Some Imperial warship s also fled to the the Unknown Regions . There were some remaining Imperials who refused to adhere to the terms of surrender as was done in the Core Worlds . These Imperial hardliners organized themselves into a separate remnant . While the conflict was never officially reignited , a cold war broke out between those factions . Later on , however , these remnants would to relocate to the Unknown Regions . Rise of the First Order . The treaty ' s advent led to a push for peace and demilitarization by the Republic , who feared repeating the mistakes of the former Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . One of the first acts of the restored Galactic Senate was to pass the Military Disarmament Act , which reduced the New Republic Defense Fleet and armed forces to a token force compared to what the galaxy had as part of the Galactic Empire . Despite this , the Republic would still maintain the largest fleet in the galaxy , but nevertheless it was a fraction compared to the size of the Republic Navy at the height of the Clone Wars . With the Senate now firmly believing the Galactic Empire posed little threat , it turned its attention to reshaping galactic politics , most notably deciding not to place its new capital on Coruscant but rather have its capital shift across member worlds by a process of election . This moving rotation convinced many of the Republic ' s intentions of not becoming another ' Galactic Empire , ' and increased its membership to include many dissatisfied systems that had withdrawn from the Old Republic and formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Secessionist Movement . With many senator s believing that the new peace was permanent , Chancellor Lanever Villecham and the rest of the Galactic Senate focused primarily on forging improved trade relations with the neutral systems of the Trans - Hydian Borderlands , despite the growing threat of the First Order , a successor state to the Old Empire founded by those remnant factions that relocated to space beyond the Outer Rim during the Cold war . While the Chancellor believed this new galactic government posed no threat as long as it adhered to the dictates of the Galactic Concordance as its counterpart in the Core , the First Order had in reality been skirting the stipulations of the treaty . The First Order was utilizing new " Resurgent " - class Star Destroyer , which were in themselves a clear violation of New Republic - Empire treaties governing capital ship s , along with blatantly ignoring New Republic bans on the Order ' s purchase of weaponry . In a further attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the Galactic Concordance , the First Order began the massive mobilization of stormtrooper forces and expansion of its Army and Navy , along with training its new personnel on ship - based Academies , causing many First Order personnel to view these new vessels as their homes . The First Order also developed a new generation of IT - 000 interrogator droid s , thus violating New Republic laws banning torture . Despite this , many in the Senate believed the rumored reports of growing First Order strength to be needless warmongering and alarmist speech . Individuals such as Leia Organa voiced some of the strongest protest over the First Order ' s mobilization for war , but corruption and ignorance branded her for fear mongering , along with tarnishing her image and reducing her reputation . Believing that the Republic was not doing enough to secure the safety of its citizens , General Leia Organa led her private military force known as the Resistance — which was funded from like - minded senators who shared her fears over the First Order — in an attempt to keep the Order in check . Despite not being sanctioned by the New Republic , the Resistance was unofficially supported by the Senate , who was hoping to avoid a conflict against the Imperial successors . Behind the scenes . The Galactic Concordance was first introduced in the 2015 reference book " " written by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo . The Legends version of the end to the Galactic Civil War was the Pellaeon – Gavrisom Treaty , which was signed nineteen years after the Battle of Yavin between the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant , all of which are not part of the newer canon ical universe . In Legends , the Remnant and Republic never reignited the war , but settled their differences and joined together as one .