A brief Star Wars timeline.
These are just the personal records of a Starwars fan & are not by any means complete.
I'll add to this as time goes by.
Thanks to the confusing release of the various movies, their renaming & addition of prequels, etc, it can sometimes be difficult to know where things start & end. thus this attempt to put order to the chaos.
Please let me know if you think I've left out anything really important.
Year Zero = destruction of the First Death Star
BBY stands for Before the Battle of Yavin, and ABY stands for After the Battle of Yavin.
The Battle of Yavin ended with the destruction of the first Death Star, ...Episode IV: A New Hope
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Billions ??? of years BBY
+ The formation of the wellspring of life (aka. the Force Planet) in the heart of the galaxy. This is a force planet from which midichlorians originated. The Father, The Son & The Daughter are born.
Daughter = Light side
Son = Dark Side
Father = Balance between the two in the realm of Mortis
36,453 BBY
The Kwa arrive on Lehon (the homeworld of the Rakata) teaching them about the Force & giving the Rakata advanced technology. The Rakata however, are only interested in the dark side of the Force and use their technology to conquer and enslave other worlds. This is the origin of the "Infinite Empire".
35,000 BBY
The Rakata spread out over the unknown regions and into the Western Galaxy.
30,000 BBY - 25,000 BBY
Reign of the Infinite Empire.
30,000 BBY
Creation of the Starforge ... a giant automated shipyard.
The cruel Rakata ruled the "Infinite Empire" of 500 force sensitive worlds, several thousand years before the formation of the Republic. They are believed to be responsible for Tatooine's desert climate due to their bombarding of the once wet planet.
When the Rakata arrive at Dathomir, the homeworld of the Kwa, they brutally suppress the world. This race died out due to the combination of civil war and a virus.
27,700 BBY
The Rakata discover the planet Korriban and the Sith species.
27500 BBY
Humans experiment with Sleeper Ships and seed a number of planets in the Core Worlds and the Tion Cluster.
25,783 BBY
Dawn of the Jedi.
A gathering of philophers on the planet Tython results in the birth of the Jedi Order.
The Force Wars erupt.
25,200 BBY
The Rakata are struck by plague. The Rakata loose their connection to the Force and The Infinite Empire starts to collapse.
25,100 BBY
The Founding of the Galactic Republic.
The core worlds have freed themselves from the Infinite Empire, and unite to form the Galactic Republic.
The Galactic constitution is signed on Coruscant.
20,000 BBY - 17,000 BBY
The Great Manifest Period
10,000 BBY
+ Invention of hyperspace travel
+ The prime Jedi established the Jedi order on the planet Ahch-To,
He built the Jedi Temple which contains a mosaic of the Prime Jedi meditating. and in balance
with both the dark and light sides of the Force.
8,000 BBY
+ Foundation of The Old Republic ??
7,000 BBY
The Hundred Year Darkness
A group of Jedi thought that study of the Dark Side was important. They were exiled by the Jedi Council.
These Jedi create the Sith Order
6,900 BBY
Rise of the Sith
6000 BBY ??
The Great Scourge of Malachor
A battle between the Jedi Order and the Sith Empire on the planet Malachor.
The Jedi attack the Sith temple, which is also a superweapon. All
combatants are petrified. They remained preserved for thousands of years and are discovered by Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus & Ahsoka Tano in 3 BBY
5,113 BBY
Birth of the Sith Emperor Tenebrae
Also known to the Sith as Vitiate.
He ruled the Eternal Empire under the name Valkorion.
He manipulated galactic affairs for 1,500 years.
5000 BBY
+ The temple of Kyber is constructed on the moon of Jedha
+ The Great Hyperspace war - fought between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire.
The Republic's armadas annihilate the Sith forcing the Sith Lord Naga Sadow to
exile himself to Yavin 4.
+ The Great Temple of Yavin 4 is built by the Massassi (a slave race once ruled by the Sith)
This was reused 5000 years later by the Rebel Alliance & renamed Base One.
This temple was evacuated after the Battle of Yavin and the rebels moved to the planet Hoth
+ The start of the Thousand Year War between the Jedi & the Mandolorians
4999 BBY
The Ritual of Nathema
The Sith Lord Vitiate performs a ritual that strips the Force from the entire planet of Nathema,
increasing his powers and prolonging his life.
5000 to 4000BBY
+ Mandalorian-Jedi War (ends around 3966)
The Jedi win the war and leave Mandalore a lifeless desert.
+ Old Republic begins to fall.
4500 BBY to 3500 BBY??
+ Rule of The Eternal Empire (based on Zakuul led by Emperor Valkorion)
Valkorion is actually the Sith Emperor Vitiate. He initiates a war between his Sith Empire
and the Galactic Republic
+ Valkorion used the Empire's Eternal Fleet to battle both the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire.
His twin sons, Arcann and Thexan, lead his armies. Arcann is wounded in action on Korriban.
When the twins return to Zakuul to present their trophies of victory over the Jedi & Sith,
Valkorion turns his back on them.
Arcann lunges to attack his father, only to be restrained
by Thexan,
resulting in Arcann accidentally killing his twin
+ As the Emperor's plans near completion, he orchestrates the Mandalorian Wars.
The Great Galactic War.
A war between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic.... lasted for 28 years.
The Jedi Order withdraws from Coruscant to establish a new home on their ancient homeworld of Tython.
3653 BBY
+ The Treaty of Coruscant.
This was a peace agreement ending the Great Galactic War between
the Galactic Republic & the Sith. The two governments met on the Core World of Alderaan where
they would deliberate the terms of peace.
During the meeting the Sith launch an surprise assault on Coruscant. This gives the Sith the leverage
they
need to demand the Republic's surrender.
3632 BBY
The Outlander escapes from carbonite imprisonment in the Eternal Empire.
3630 BBY
The Eternal Empire is reorganized into the Eternal Alliance.
1019
+ The old republic transitions to the Repbulic Governed by the Galactic Senate.
1000 BBY
+ Maz Kanata is born..... before 966 BYY ????
896 BBY
+ Yoda is born
600BBY
+ Jabba the Hutt is born
200 BBY
+ Chewbacca is born
102 BBY
+ Chewbacca is born
92 BBY
+ Qui-Gon Jinn is born
57 BBY
+ Obi-Wan Kenobi is born
56 BBY
+ Galen Erso is born
46 BBY
+ Padmé Amidala Naberrie is born
41 BBY
+ Anakin Skywalker is born.
Conceived by the Midichlorians, and his mum, Shmi.
40 BBY
+ Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas comissions a clone army
from the Kaminoans
36 BBY
+ Ahsoka Tano is born
32 BBY
+ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
(The movie came out in 1999)
+ The Blockade of Naboo.
+ Queen Padme Amidala leads the liberation of Naboo.
+ Obi-Wan slices Darth Maul in two
30 BBY
+ Lando Calrissian is born
24 BBY
+ Confederacy of Independent Systems is formed by Count Dooku.
Leads to the formation of a Separatist Senate.
22 BBY
+ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones movie
The clone wars begin. (The movie came out in 2002)
+ Anakin takes Ahsoka Tano as his apprentice.
21 BBY
+ Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - Cartoon TV series
+ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Series (2008-2015) - Cartoon TV series
20 BBY
+ Construction of Death Star I is started on Geonosis
+ Civil war on Mandalore starts.
+ Jedi temple is bombed. Ahsoka Tano is framed & tried for the crime, but is eventually exonerated.
19BBY
+ This period is often called the "Imperial Era".
The Galactic Republic transforms into the Galactic Empire.
It's a very important date as it marks the end of the Clone Wars, and the beginning of
the Great Jedi Purge (Order 66).
+ Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
(The movie came out in 2005)
+ Ezra Bridger is born
+ Anakin becomes Darth Vader.
+ Luke & Leia Skywalker are born
18 BBY
+ Ahsoka Tano forms the Fulcrum Resistance
13 BBY
+ Galen Erso is forced by Orson Krennic, to continue his work on the Death Star.
This is the start of Rogue One (Movie)
10 BBY
+ Han Solo and Qi’ra try to escape Corellia (Movie : SOLO)
(The Solo movie came out in 2018)
5 BBY
+ Star Wars: Rebels (cartoon)
(The cartoon came out in 2014)
+ Ezra Bridger constructs his light saber (4BBY)
+ Casian series ??
2 BBY
+ Obi-Wan Kenobi kills Darth Maul on Tatooine (Rebels cartoon)
0 BBY
+ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(The Rogue One movie came out in 2016)
+ Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
(The original movie came out in 1977)
1 ABY
+ The Rebel Alliance retreats to its secret "Echo Base" on the ice planet Hoth.
2 ABY
+ Poe Dameron is born
3 ABY
+ Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
(The movie came out in 1980)
+ Battle of Hoth, Luke's training by Yoda, etc, etc
4 ABY
+ Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
(The movie came out in 1983)
+ Battle of Endor
+ Death of Palpatine & Vader
+ Destruction of the 2nd Death Star
5 ABY
+ The New Republic Era
+ Battle of Jakku This is the last large scale battle of the Galactic Civil War. It takes place on the
planet of Jakku. This marks the end of the civil war and of the Empire itself.
+ Ben Solo is born.
9 ABY
+ The Mandalorian (Disney 2019 TV series)
(Favreau has said that The Mandalorian is set five years after the fall of the Empire in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) and 25 years before the rise of the First Order).
11 ABY
+ Finn is born
15 ABY
+Rey is born
28 - 33 ABY
+ Luke forms the Jedi Temple in an attempt to rebuild the Jedi Order
+ Ben Solo forms "The Knights of Ren".
+ Ben becomes "Kylo Ren".
+ Luke goes into exile on the island of Ahch-To
+ Star Wars Resistance (Disney cartoon series)
34 ABY
+ Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
(The movie came out in 2015)
+ Star Killer Base
+ Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
(The movie came out in 2017)
35 ABY
+ Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
(The movie came out in 2019)
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How do you watch all these movies & TV shows.
What is the best order ?
By release date or chronological order?
I personally think release date is the way to go, as it preserves all the surprises but here are some
of the various other suggested ways.
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Star Wars movies, cartoons and TV shows in Chronological order
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008~)
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
- The Mandalorian (2019~)
- Star Wars Resistance (2018-)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
- Battlefront II - Video Game (2017)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
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- Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008~)
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)
- The Mandalorian (2019~2022?)
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The release date order
- Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008~)
- The Clone Wars (Season 1-Season 6)
- Star Wars Rebels (Season 1 - season 2)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
- Rebels (season 3)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Rebels (season 4)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Star Wars Resistance (2018)
- The Mandolarian Season 1.(2019)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- The Clone wars (season 7)
- The Mandalorian (2020 - season 2)
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The Rogue Order
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008~)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Mandalorian (2019~2022?)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
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