Tallaan Tallaan was a planet in Tapani sector ' s Freeworlds Territory at the confluence of the Giju Run , the Procopian Shipping Lane , and the Shapani Bypass . It was best known for its starship production . Tallaan was a voting member of the League of Tapani Freeworlds . Culture . Tallaan ' s population was very independent - minded , and treated neighboring nobles and others with inherited titles with a polite courtesy at best . They also took offense to the suggestion that their world gained its wealth solely due to its position on intercepting shipping lanes , preferring to credit their world ' s success on its peoples ' strong work ethic . Tallaan had a large number of temporary inhabitants , who lived on the planet part of the year to manage trades and transfer cargo . Tallaan had a large alien population , and there were many enclaves on the planet where aliens gathered to live among their own kind . This contributed to the vibrant culture of Tallaan , it was a good place to emerge oneself in , for example , Herglic cuisine . Government . Tallaan ' s government consisted of the Trade Commission , a council which elected one of its own as First Executive to lead the planet . While on paper the council members represented the people of their electorate , they most often spent their time and energies seeing to the needs of the various corporate interests in their respective communities . The Ministry of Orbital Commerce was widely considered the most powerful administration on Tallaan due to it overseeing the orbital stations , shipyards , and the millions of financial transactions associated with them each day , such as the massive portion of Tallaan ' s dockyards leased by the Thyferran government to inspect transported bacta , which by law could not be done in Thyferran space . Military . As the most powerful and strategically - placed system in the Freeworlds Territory , Tallaan accordingly had the largest planetary military in the sector , and indeed had one of the largest planetary navies in the entire Colonies Region . Tallaan contributed the largest number of vessels and units to the Freeworlds Common Navy . During the height of the New Order it consisted of twelve " Tapani " - class assault frigates and two " Tapani " - class carriers , each with a standard complement of 40 " Manta " - class assault starfighters . Backing these up were numerous smaller vessels including " Carrack " - class light cruisers , and corvettes . Its starfighter fleet also included TIE / LN starfighter s , GAT - 12 Skipray Blastboat s , Z - 95 Headhunters , and BTL Y - wing starfighter s . Economy . Tallaan derived most of its economy from trade , being situated at the intersection of several important hyperlane s . It was the most active trading world in the sector . It also had prominent mid - and high - tech industries of its own . Tallaan hosted several prominent spaceship manufacturing firms ( including the Tapani Starship Cooperative ) as well as companies that made vehicles such as tractors and transports , and repulsorlift vehicles such as speeders . Since Tallaan was able to obtain raw ore at very low prices , its goods could be manufactured and sold far under standard galactic prices . Though there were superior and better - established brands around , Tallaani vehicles were popular in the Colonies and Inner Rim because of the low prices and high quality . History . In 4000 BBY the Tallaani Shipyards were established in orbit around the planet . Tallaan would remain a prime manufacturer of starships throughout the centuries of Republic rule and retained its facilities during the reign of Emperor Palpatine . The Empire and the Tallaan government worked together to maintain system security , but the arrangement was not well - liked by Tallaan patriots . After the destruction of the first Death Star in 0 ABY , the " New Order Progressive " reported that Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and his staff died in a shuttle accident at the Shipyards here , rather than over Yavin . Tallaan was also the home to the 1st Tapani Assault Battlegroup . The planet was not attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong during their invasion , and , following the Battle of Coruscant , New Republic Admiral Garm Bel Iblis made his headquarters there , protecting the sector while operating independently until a decisive engagement at Ebaq 9 . Ships from Tallaan were used in various engagements leading up to the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War , particularly around the time of the Battle of Yuuzhan ' tar . In 40 ABY , Tallaan was developing and manufacturing warships for the Bothan government , to be used in the Confederation ' s war against the Galactic Alliance . During the course of the war , Tallaan , along with the rest of the Tapani Sector , joined the Confederation .