Great Purge of Mandalore

The Great Purge of Mandalore—also known as the Great Purge, the Purge, the annihilation of Mandalore, the cataclysm of Mandalore, the sundering of Mandalore and referred to as the Siege of Mandalore by Moff Gideon—was the genocide of the Mandalorians during the Imperial Era by the Galactic Empire between 4 ABY and 5 ABY in an attempt to punish the Mandalorians and wipe out even their memory. During the Purge, the Empire bombarded Mandalore, slaughtered most of the Mandalorian population and seized large quantities of beskar. The Purge forced Mandalorian survivors, including sects like the Tribe, to operate in secrecy. The Mandalorians became scattered throughout the galaxy, and some came to believe Mandalore was cursed.

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