Gang war on Coruscant

A gang war occurred on the Core World Coruscant sometime after the fall of the Galactic Empire. Gangs roamed the former galactic capital as criminal syndicates fought for control of the planet. The lawlessness on Coruscant was considered one of the great tragedies of the New Republic Era.
==Prelude==
The purported homeworld of the human species, the Core WorldUltimate Star Wars Coruscant was an ecumenopolis—a city-covered planet—that had long stood as the political and cultural center of the galaxy for thousands of years.Collapse of the Republic It was the capital of the Galactic Republic that governed much of the known galaxy throughout the Republic Era,Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy and during the Imperial Era, Coruscant was the center of the Galactic Empire. With the death of Galactic Emperor Darth Sidious in 4 ABY,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas however, Coruscant descended into rioting and civil war. 
The Empire ceded its capital to the New Republic by the end of the Galactic Civil War, and a provisional government was created to oversee Coruscant.Aftermath: Empire's End Breaking with a millennia of tradition, the New Republic stripped Coruscant of its legislative role and instead, member worlds would host the Galactic Senate headquarters on a rotational basis through elections. However, the New Republic would eventually return administrative operations back to Coruscant as the planet was already designed to handle and administer the galaxywide infrastructure.Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
==Gang war==
Coruscant saw a decline in law and order despite its membership in the Galactic Senate,Bloodline criminal syndicates came to dominate Coruscant in the absence of a strong governmental presence, allowing gangs to roam even the more respectable districts of Imperial City by the time of the mission to Batuu. The gangs ultimately fought over control of the planet, making Coruscant an undesirable destination to many outsiders and potential visitors. As a result, tourism all but vanished on Coruscant while gang violence became commonplace for the local Coruscanti. Only the wealthy could afford the protection of security droids and armed bodyguards.
Hondo Ohnaka, a pirate since the days of the Clone Wars, noted Coruscant's state as a tarnished world in his book Galactic Explorer's Guide. Though it was still considered the heart of galactic civilization, the reality was that Coruscant no longer represented galactic possibilities. Instead, the former capital had become a symbol of the conflict and disorder associated with the current era. The RA-7 protocol droid DK-RA-43 considered Coruscant's fall from grace as one of the greatest tragedies in galactic history.
==Aftermath==
In the aftermath of the Battle of Exegol in 35 ABY,Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker as taking place one year after the Starkiller Incident, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore, the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker must take place in 35 ABY. Coruscant revolted against the military rule of the First Order. The uprising on Coruscant was one of many rebellions in a general uprising against the First Order.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel
==Behind the scenes==
The gang war on Coruscant was first mentioned in Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide, a 2019 reference book written by Jason Fry.
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide 
==Notes and references==
Category:Battles of Coruscant
Category:Conflicts during the New Republic Era
Category:Conflicts of the Core Worlds