Coruscant Sith War

The **Coruscant Sith War** was a large scale battle during the Old Republic Era on the planet Coruscant between the warring factions of the Jedi Order and the Sith Empire. The Sith began the battle, emerging from the Outer Rim planet Moraband to attack the Jedi Order on Coruscant, the capital of the Republic. They successfully bent the planet Coruscant under their will, creating a powerful shrine to the dark side on a natural mountain spire. The Jedi eventually lead a counterattack against the Sith winning back the planet from the Sith in protection of the Republic. With the Sith removed from the planet, the Jedi destroyed the enemy temple and began construction on a temple of their own.

## Prelude

##### Previous: Hundred-Year Darkness

For centuries, the Sith and Jedi had fought for dominion over the galaxy. After a hundred years of their initial creation, the Sith were destroyed and sent into hiding in the Outer Rim on the planet Moraband where they reconciled their forces and plotted their return. Quite often, impatient Sith would emerge from the planet and attack the Jedi or Republic alike. While in hiding, the Sith rebuilt their power, becoming an Empire, attacking multiple times throughout the Old Republic era.

## Recount

#### The Sith Attack

The Sith Empire was brought together in a large army that launched a surprise attack on the capital planet of the Republic, Coruscant. Their leadership is unknown, however, as one united army they were successful in their attack, claiming the planet and pushing the Republic into submission. The Sith used bombs dropped from their ships to cause large spread devastation and death, Most of the ground fighting took place outside the Senate building. Their attack would have caused widespread devastation and damages that would leave shadows for years to come. With their attack seemingly successful, the Sith began marking territory while fighting continued elsewhere across the planet. While in power over the planet, the Sith erected a shrine to the dark side over a natural mountain spire that was seen as a vergence in the Force by the Jedi. It is unknown for how long the Sith were in power over the planet, but for the event to be recorded as a single battle we can assume that the fighting continued throughout their period of control.

#### The Jedi Counterattack

Unable to leave the Republic capital under the heel of the Sith Empire, the Jedi Order pushed forward a counter-attack against the Sith with the hopes of reclaiming the world entirely. The conflict continued for an unknown amount of time and would presumably have taken place in and around the Sith Shrine. The Jedi were successful, pushing the Sith from the world and bringing back control to the Republic.

## Aftermath

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Once the Sith were fully removed from Coruscant, the Jedi tore down the Sith Shrine and began construction of their own structures over the top of the remaining Sith rubble, metaphorically and physically burying the dark side presence. The Jedi structure continued to build over the millennia and eventually began finalized thousands of years later as the Jedi Grand Temple.

## Event Chronology

* The Sith Empire emerge from the Outer Rim, attacking Coruscant.
* The Sith attack is successful, coming to claim dominion over the planet.
* The Sith build a shrine to the dark side on a natural mountain spire.
* The Jedi launch a counterattack to drive the Sith from Coruscant.
* The Jedi are victorious.