Rise of the Galactic Empire
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The Rise of the Galactic Empire is the pivotal transformation in the Star Wars saga in which the democratic Galactic Republic collapses and is replaced by Emperor Palpatine’s authoritarian regime, setting the stage for the original trilogy’s conflict.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fall of the Galactic Republic | 5 |
| Declaration of the Galactic Empire | 1 |
| Galactic Empire timeline | 1 |
| Jedi Purge | 1 |
| Rise of the Galactic Empire canonical | 1 |
| declaration of the Galactic Empire | 1 |
| rise of the Galactic Empire | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Wars concept
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fictional historical event ⓘ in-universe event ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
manipulation of fear of war
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propaganda against the Jedi ⓘ secret Sith control of the government ⓘ use of emergency powers ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Lucas ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ⓘ |
| follows |
Rise of the Galactic Empire
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fall of the Galactic Republic
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| foreshadowedIn | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Wars ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
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surface form:
Clone Wars
Order 66 ⓘ concentration of emergency powers in the Supreme Chancellor ⓘ manipulations of Darth Sidious ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Anakin Skywalker
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Bail Organa ⓘ Clone Army of the Republic ⓘ Emperor Palpatine ⓘ
surface form:
Darth Sidious
Darth Vader ⓘ Galactic Senate ⓘ Jedi Order ⓘ Mace Windu ⓘ Padmé Amidala ⓘ Separatist Alliance ⓘ Emperor Palpatine ⓘ
surface form:
Sheev Palpatine
Yoda ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Order 66
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birth of Leia Organa ⓘ birth of Luke Skywalker ⓘ death of Padmé Amidala ⓘ declaration of the First Galactic Empire in the Senate ⓘ duel between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar ⓘ duel between Yoda and Darth Sidious in the Senate chamber ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryChange |
creation of the Imperial Navy
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creation of the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps ⓘ transformation of the Grand Army of the Republic into the Imperial military ⓘ |
| involvesPoliticalChange |
reorganization of the Republic into the First Galactic Empire
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transition from democracy to authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explains the background of the Galactic Civil War
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provides political context for the original trilogy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
early Rebel cells
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surviving Jedi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Star Wars Skywalker saga films
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surface form:
Skywalker saga
Star Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars universe
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| resultsIn |
Order 66
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surface form:
Jedi Purge
centralization of power under the Emperor ⓘ collapse of the Galactic Republic ⓘ end of the Jedi Order as a public institution ⓘ formation of the Galactic Empire ⓘ outbreak of the Galactic Civil War ⓘ rise of the Rebel Alliance ⓘ |
| setsStageFor |
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
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original Star Wars trilogy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
end of the Clone Wars
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final years of the Galactic Republic ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jedi Purge
subject surface form:
Qui-Gon Jinn
this entity surface form:
Fall of the Galactic Republic
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Galactic Empire timeline
subject surface form:
Coruscant
this entity surface form:
declaration of the Galactic Empire
this entity surface form:
Fall of the Galactic Republic
this entity surface form:
rise of the Galactic Empire
this entity surface form:
Fall of the Galactic Republic
this entity surface form:
Fall of the Galactic Republic
this entity surface form:
Fall of the Galactic Republic
this entity surface form:
Declaration of the Galactic Empire