Mandalore the First

Mandalore the First was a Taung warrior who conquered a planet that he would name after himself. He and his Taung followers were originally from Coruscant and had settled on Roon. Under Mandalore rule, the Taung tamed the savage landscape of the newly christened planet in his name while slaughtering the gigantic Mythosaurs that had made the world their home.

According to legend, he formed the Mandalorian Crusaders on Mandalore approximately around 7000 BBY, though Mandalore the Conqueror was actually the Crusaders' first leader. Mandalore the First was the earliest known wearer of a ceremonial mask, carved from the rigid bone of a mythosaur's sternum taken from the slain creature's heart, and modeled after the facial features of the Taung species. He was also the first person to use the title Mand'alor. As his fame and achievements grew, Mandalore's mask became the symbol of his power and leadership to all Mandalorians.

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