Lirra Lirra was an Outer Rim planet with mineral pools and mud flats on its surface . Located within the Baxel sector close to the border with Hutt Space , Lirra was originally colonized by Human settlers , but almost a century prior to 2 ABY , the Humans on Lirra became outnumbered by members of the Hutt Jhank Shel clan . By 2 ABY , Lirra was a resort world , with over a million Humans serving the Hutts as slaves . When an undercover news crew discovered the status of the Humans , the Galactic Empire drove the Jhank Shel off Lirra and claimed the planet , causing Lirra ' s Human population to be retrained to become Imperial citizens . Description . Lirra was a planet located within the Lirra system of the Outer Rim Territories ' Baxel sector . Located close to the border of Hutt Space as a part of the region known as the Slice , the planet was connected by the " Shag Pabol " hyperlane to the Outland Transit Station and the planet Teth . Lirra had extensive networks of mud flats and mineral pools on its surface , for which it was well known in galactic society . History . Lirra was home to a colony of Human settlers almost a century before the year 2 ABY . Around that time , the Jhank Shel kajidic , a clan of the Hutt species that had been embroiled in settlement rights disputes with Human inhabitants of the Baxel sector for hundreds of years , moved enough of its members to the planet to outnumber its Human population . The Jhank Shel then called for a plebiscite to bring Lirra into the Hutt fold . Nearly a hundred years later , an undercover news investigation team discovered and revealed to the Galactic Empire the existence of over a million Human slaves living on Lirra as indentured servants of the Hutt clan . Combined with Lirra ' s location within an Imperial - held sector near Teth , the regional seat of Imperial power , this information caused great pressure for the Empire to intervene in the situation on Lirra . Imperial takeover . Three months later , in 2 ABY , Imperial military forces under the command of Moff Heedra of the Baxel sector were sent in to claim Lirra and a few lesser surrounding star systems . In an address claiming Lirra , Heedra declared it a disaster planet . The takeover was carried out over a weekend and was largely peaceful , with the Imperial troops forcing the Jhank Shel to relocate to Hutt Space . By the date 37 : 11 : 9 , when Colonial News Nets issued a news report detailing the Imperial takeover of Lirra , government relief assistance groups were en route to the planet to help retrain the Humans of Lirra to live as Imperial citizens . According to the report , a governor was expected to be appointed by the Emperor ' s staff in order to supervise the rebuilding of Lirra ' s infrastructure . Although the Hutt government had issued a protest against the takeover of Lirra , there had been no official response from the Empire by 37 : 11 : 9 . Inhabitants . By 2 ABY , Lirra was a resort world inhabited by Hutt members of the Jhank Shel clan as well as over a million Human slaves . That year , the Hutt rule of Lirra was ended by the Galactic Empire , which then attempted to retrain the planet ' s Human inhabitants as Imperial citizens . Locations . Lirra had at least one settlement , the city Shando . A Colonial News Nets report issued shortly after the Imperial takeover of Lirra stated the metro area of Shando was calm on the morning of 37 : 11 : 9 . Behind the scenes . Lirra was first mentioned in the " Galaxywide NewsNets " feature of the West End Games ' " Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 " , which was published in February 1997 . The 2009 reference book " The Essential Atlas " provided the first image of the planet , placing it on a map in grid square U - 12 .