Sith Wars/Legends

The Sith Wars of the 3600s BBY were a galaxy-wide struggle between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire, which had vowed revenge against the Republic after the Sith defeat in the Great Hyperspace War of 5000 BBY. Sith resurgence in later millennia resulted in the Old Sith Wars, which likewise ended in a Republic victory in 3950 BBY. Under Sith Emperor Vitiate, the Empire launched the Great Galactic War on the Republic in 3681 BBY, and while the two factions negotiated a ceasefire with the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant in 3653 BBY, a Cold War persisted until around 3640 BBY.
The Republic and the Empire returned to battle with the outbreak of the Galactic War, and while Vitiate abandoned his empire to oversee the Eternal Empire conquest of the galaxy, the Eternal Alliance defeated the Eternal Empire, allowing the Republic and the Empire to continue their struggle with a third Galactic War. In that war, Darth Malgus came into conflict with Emperor Darth Vowrawn and the Dark Council, as well as the Alliance Commander, who had sided with the Republic.
After the Sith Wars of the 3600s, continuing militarism in the Axis reinvigorated old tensions in the region, instigating the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict.
==Behind the scenes==
The Sith Wars were first mentioned, albeit indirectly, in the 2004 Obsidian Entertainment video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. The struggle first appeared in the 2009 webcomic The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant,The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant and was first identified in the 2012 reference book The Essential Guide to Warfare, written by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart.
As opposed to the wars between the Jedi and the Sith depicted in Star Wars Legends media, Star Wars creator George Lucas stated that there has never been a war between the two groups.The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords 
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*The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire Act 1: Shades of the Sith
*The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire Act 2: The Broken World
*The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire Act 3: Burn the Future
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*The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant 
*Star Wars: The Old Republic
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Warfare 
*Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic-scale conflicts