Chandrila

Chandrila was an agriworld located in the Chandrila system of the Core Worlds' Bormea sector. The planet had two continents and two moons—Chandra and Chandrakant—and lay on the Perlemian Trade Route. The world was relatively rural, though it had 1.2 billion residents and was home to several cities.

The planet was an early member of the Galactic Republic and remained a member for thousands of years, except during a brief conquest in the New Sith Wars. Chandrila hosted the Grand Army of the Republic's Third Mid Rim Army during the Clone Wars against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a conflict which saw a bioweapon attack on its capital, Hanna City.

When the Galactic Empire was formed from the Republic, Chandrila was absorbed into the new regime. A series of Imperial-appointed governors were placed in charge of the planet; nonetheless, the democratic Chandrilan House—a council composed of the governors of each of the planet's cities—was not dissolved, and opposition to the Empire remained strong among the democratically inclined populace. Two Chandrilan Senators—first Mon Mothma and then Canna Omonda—were harsh critics of the Empire. The first was forced to resign from the Imperial Senate, while Omonda, her replacement, was eventually executed. Harsh agricultural tariffs were placed on Chandrilan products, and the planet was blockaded. However, the Rebel Alliance, of which Chandrilan resistance fighters were a founding member, sent Rogue Squadron to break the blockade.

Later in the war, when the conflict had turned in the Rebellion's favor, Grand Vizier Sate Pestage sent another force to blockade Chandrila, which he hoped to use as a bargaining chip. The plan ultimately failed, and Chandrila became a part of the newly formed New Republic. It remained a part of the Republic through the Yuuzhan Vong War and was able to avoid invasion.

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