Coruscant

## Corscuant

Monument Plaza

> "*An incandescent organ of life, visibly vibrating with the pulses of billions.*"
> ― Supreme Chancellor Signet Mezzileen
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**Coruscant**, originally called **Notron**, also known as **Imperial Center** or **the Queen of the Core**, is a planet located in the Galactic Core. It was generally agreed that Coruscant was, during most of galactic history, the most politically important world in the galaxy, with that only changing with the rise of the New Republic and its rotation of capital worlds.

Though debated by historians, it was generally believed that Coruscant was the original homeworld of humanity. Noted for its cosmopolitan culture and towering skyscrapers, Coruscant's population consisted of approximately one trillion citizens hailing from a vast array of both humanoid and alien species. In addition, Coruscant's strategic location at the end of several major trade routes enabled it to grow in power and influence, causing the city-planet to surpass its early rivals and become the hub of galactic culture, education, finance, fine arts, politics and technology. It was the location of several major landmarks, including the old Jedi Temple, Monument Plaza and the Senate Building.

Coruscant was once the capital of the Old Republic, the High Republic, the Galactic Republic and eventually the Galactic Empire, and under the latter the world's population revolted against their Imperial rulers following the decisive Battle of Endor. Meanwhile, across the galaxy, various high-ranking officers fragmented the Imperial Military in a rush to succeed Palpatine as ruler of the Empire. Unable to command the military's allegiance, Grand Vizier Mas Amedda, who assumed control of Coruscant's government, merely had his rule contained within Coruscant's sphere of influence. Hoping to escape prosecution for war crimes, Amedda eventually surrendered himself to the New Republic, which demanded that he surrender for the entire Empire in return for amnesty, despite many remnant factions not following with Amedda. Following the Battle of Jakku in 5 ABY, Amedda signed the Galactic Concordance—a peace treaty recognizing the Empire's capitulation and the end of the Galactic Civil War. In addition, the Empire ceded its own capital to the Republic, although Amedda was permitted to return to Coruscant as the head of a provisional government. Yet his authority was merely ceremonial; under the supervision of Republic overseers, he became a virtually powerless figurehead, and after the provisional government had completed a transitional period, Mon Mothma, first elected Chancellor of the New Republic, would opt to establish a rotation of capital worlds as opposed to a fixed capital, and the Galactic Senate was reinstated on her homeworld of Chandrila for the duration of her term.

This decision did not sit well with many on Coruscant, who still believed the world to be the literal center of the galaxy; this sentiment would only continue to build throughout the tumultuous rise of the New Republic as it battled with numerous Imperial remnants factions such as Zsinj's Empire or the Empire Reborn in the Disciples of Ragnos crisis.

But when the Imperial Remnant, under the triumvirate council of Gilad Pellaeon, Gallius Rax and Rae Sloane established a new capital at Bastion for the remnant in 9 ABY, it appeared all hope was lost of Coruscant ever becoming a relevant planet within the galaxy, or, at least, the heart of any political machinations. This gave rise to the Coruscant First political party, made up of Core Worlds systems who continue to lobby the senate to consider a return to Coruscant as the galactic capital.