Great Clan Wars

* Remnants of the Death Watch are exiled to the moon of Concordia where they reform in secret
* Mandalorian clans that refuse to give up the warrior culture are exiled

## Combatants

* True Mandalorians
* Jedi Order (as protectors of Duchess Satine Kryze)

## Commanders

* Jaster Mereel
* Count Drezden Ordo

> "Mandalore was in a Civil War at the time, between our allies and Death Watch, which was led by Tor Vizsla."
> ― Raman Sohl to Jarik Shan
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The **Great Clan Wars** were a series of Mandalorian inter-clan conflicts that engulfed the planet Mandalore over a decade prior to the Clone Wars. The civil war arose from a schism in the clans that stemmed from a fundamental difference in ideology over the Mandalorians' place in the greater galaxy, which eventually escalated into full-scale hostilities. Clans and even families found themselves at odds, sparking a number of battles that devastated the Mandalorian homeworld. Death Watch, a splinter group founded and led by Tor Vizsla, advocated that the Mandalorians return to their savage roots as raiders and brigands and intended to topple the dominant New Mandalorian government. They were opposed by the True Mandalorians — an alliance of several Mandalorian clans — who believed that the Mandalorians should act with honor and respect of the New Mandalorian rule.

As the civil war ravaged Mandalore and its clans, the New Mandalorians gained a new leader: Duchess Satine Kryze, after her father, Duke Adonai Kryze of Clan Kryze, was assassinated by bounty hunters whom Death Watch had hired. Following the Duke's death, leadership on the warfront went to Count Drezden of Clan Ordo. After the end of the war, the charismatic Satine Kryze convinced most of the quarreling clan leaders and warriors to embrace pacifism. However, in her effort to ensure peace remained permanently, she ordered for the exile of any clans who declined to embrace pacifism, which was seen as a controversial decision by many, including her sister. Nevertheless Kryze ushered in a new age of peace and prosperity to Mandalore, while the Death Watch survived into the time of the Clone Wars, never relenting in its campaign to oust Kryze and her regime.

## **Appearances**

* *Forbidden Love* — "Chapter 1: Life Changes" (first appearance) (flashback only)
* *Forbidden Love* — "Chapter 2: Attempting to Settle" (mentioned only)
* *Fate of a Friend* (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 9: Voyage of Temptation" (first mentioned)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 73: The Phantom Apprentice" (mentioned only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "Venture the Unknown" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 29: A Galaxy in Uproar" (mentioned only) (first identified as Mandalorian Civil War)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 31: A False Sense of Security" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 40: Some Preparation" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 46: The Hunt for the Mask" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 62: Night of a Thousand Tears" (mentioned only)