Time of Suffering/Legends

The Time of Suffering was a period of war between the Human city-states of the planet Naboo, lasting from approximately 1032 BBY to 832 BBY. General Jafan ended the conflict by uniting the city-states, after which he became king of Naboo and the city Theed became the new planetary capital.
==The conflict==
The Time of Suffering was a series of brutal wars between the city-states of the Human Naboo people on the Mid Rim planet Naboo. It began around 1032 BBY and lasted around 200 years until a general named Jafan united the city-states through his will and military might, ending the conflict in 832 BBY.
==Aftermath==
Shortly after the end of the Time of Suffering, the small city of Theed rapidly expanded due to an influx of artisans, engineers, and farmers and was inaugurated as Naboo's capital.The Essential Atlas Jafan became king of the Royal House of Naboo, ushering in the Great Time of Peace for Naboo.Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I Later monarchs would traditionally wear the scar of remembrance, a red painted line on their lips, and the name of the Time of Suffering was used in Naboo history books.
During her time as Princess of Theed, Padmé Amidala gave speeches that, according to her admirer Ian Lago, made the individuals who had experienced the Time of Suffering seem contemporary and significant. When Amidala became queen of Naboo in 33 BBY,The Essential Atlas places the beginning of , and therefore the beginning of the Invasion of Naboo, on the date 3:4:14 in the Great ReSynchronization dating system, and The New Essential Chronology establishes that Padmé Amidala became queen of Naboo six months before the invasion. Therefore, Amidala's coronation must have taken place around 2:10 in the Great ReSynchronization dating system, which corresponds to 33 BBY per the reasoning here. she wrote about the significance of the scar of remembrance in her journal.
In 1 ABY, the Deftoi of Muntro VI, a world in the Outer Rim Territories, staged an edition of their decennial Otherworld Arts Festival. The festival included a quasi-operatic performance depicting the events of the Time of Suffering. For this purpose, the Deftoi requested the Office of the Music Advisor of Naboo to provide carcasses of Naboo animals for the show. on Naboo
==Behind the scenes==
The event that would eventually be named the Time of Suffering was first mentioned in the 1999 reference book Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary by David West Reynolds.Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary Its proper name was subsequently given in the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry.
The Time of Suffering was indirectly mentioned in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts, prior to its closure on December 15, 2011. In a cut quest, Queen Kylantha of Naboo lost the ceremonial makeup used for creating the scar of remembrance and compared that suffering to the experiences of the Naboo during the Time of Suffering. The player would have been requested to retrieve the makeup.
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars Journal: Queen Amidala 
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary 
*Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I 
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*Star Wars: Complete Locations 
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary 
*The Essential Atlas 
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*Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
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*Nexus of Power
==Notes and references==
Category:Battles of Naboo
Category:Civil wars
Category:Conflicts during the Draggulch Period
Category:Conflicts during the Great Peace of the Republic
Category:Conflicts of the Mid Rim