Fall of the Galactic Empire
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The Fall of the Galactic Empire is a pivotal event in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, marking the collapse of a vast interstellar civilization and setting the stage for the rise of the Foundation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| last days of the Galactic Empire | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
event in the Foundation universe
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fictional historical event ⓘ pivotal plot event ⓘ |
| anticipatedBy | Hari Seldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bureaucratic stagnation
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decadence of the Galactic Empire ⓘ military overextension ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| causes |
economic decline of the Galaxy
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galactic dark age ⓘ political fragmentation of the Galaxy ⓘ technological regression in the Galaxy ⓘ |
| centralTo | Seldon Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Forward the Foundation
NERFINISHED
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Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ Foundation and Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude to Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Foundation universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | millennia of Imperial rule ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
decline of centralized authority
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period of barbarism ⓘ rise of regional warlords ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
inevitability of historical cycles
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limits of political power ⓘ rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
background for the Foundation's mission
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trigger for the Seldon Plan ⓘ |
| opposedBy | various Imperial loyalists ⓘ |
| partOf |
Foundation universe
NERFINISHED
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Isaac Asimov's Foundation series continuity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
establishment of the First Foundation
NERFINISHED
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establishment of the Second Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ rise of the Foundation ⓘ |
| predictedBy | psychohistory ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Forward the Foundation (novel)
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Foundation (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Foundation and Empire (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude to Foundation (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Foundation (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Trantor
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various planets of the Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| timeframeInFiction | around the 12,000th year of the Galactic Era ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
last days of the Galactic Empire