Geonosian wars

Several millennia to hundreds of years before the Separatist Crisis of 24 BBY–22 BBY, several wars were fought on the planet Geonosis between the Geonosian hives. Using sonic weapons in the underground Geonosian-built tunnels, the hives battled one another for the planet's resources as well as dominance over each other, contesting for rulership of the major hives.

While the Geonosians were associated with the Galactic Republic when the neighboring planet Tatooine was first settled, the Republic later withdrew from the latter after settlement attempts there largely failed. As a result, the Geonosians had lost the means to readily trade with wealthier worlds and were left to focus on their internal conflicts. However, the conflicts ended after the Republic rediscovered Geonosis, whereby the world became an industrial powerhouse for weapons of war.

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