the Empire

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The Empire is the authoritarian galactic regime in the Star Wars universe, ruled by Emperor Palpatine and enforced by the Imperial military and Darth Vader.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Star Wars organization
authoritarian regime
fictional galactic government
totalitarian dictatorship
abolishedBody Imperial Senate NERFINISHED
abolishedBy Emperor Palpatine NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Imperial forces
Imperial government
Imperial regime
appearsIn Andor NERFINISHED
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story NERFINISHED
Star Wars Rebels NERFINISHED
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith NERFINISHED
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope NERFINISHED
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back NERFINISHED
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi NERFINISHED
capitalWorld Coruscant NERFINISHED
controls most of the known galaxy
currency Imperial credit NERFINISHED
deFactoRuler Darth Sidious NERFINISHED
dissolution after the Battle of Jakku
enemy Jedi Order NERFINISHED
Rebel Alliance NERFINISHED
enforcer Darth Vader NERFINISHED
establishedFrom reorganization of the Galactic Republic
fictionalUniverse Star Wars NERFINISHED
flagship Death Star NERFINISHED
founder Sheev Palpatine NERFINISHED
fullName Galactic Empire NERFINISHED
governmentType autocracy
military dictatorship
headOfState Emperor Palpatine NERFINISHED
ideology authoritarianism
humanocentrism
totalitarianism
intelligenceAgency Imperial Intelligence NERFINISHED
leader Emperor Palpatine NERFINISHED
leaderTitle Emperor
legislativeBody Imperial Senate NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Imperial Army NERFINISHED
Imperial Navy NERFINISHED
Imperial Stormtrooper Corps NERFINISHED
notableCommander Grand Admiral Thrawn NERFINISHED
Grand Moff Tarkin NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Endor NERFINISHED
Battle of Yavin NERFINISHED
Order 66 NERFINISHED
opponent Rebel Alliance NERFINISHED
policy anti-alien discrimination
centralization of power
suppression of the Jedi
predecessor Galactic Republic NERFINISHED
primaryInfantryUnit stormtrooper GENERATED
primaryLanguage Galactic Basic Standard NERFINISHED
primaryMilitaryAsset Imperial Star Destroyer GENERATED
secondInCommand Darth Vader NERFINISHED
secretPolice Imperial Security Bureau NERFINISHED
securityService Imperial Security Bureau NERFINISHED
successor Galactic Concordance order NERFINISHED
New Republic NERFINISHED
superweapon Death Star NERFINISHED
Death Star II NERFINISHED
symbol Imperial crest
timeOfEstablishment end of the Clone Wars

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galactic Empire alsoKnownAs the Empire
Mos Eisley Spaceport controlledBy the Empire
this entity surface form: Empire (at time of A New Hope, nominally)
Solo hasFictionalUniverseElement the Empire
this entity surface form: Imperial Empire
Tamriel hasGovernment the Empire
this entity surface form: The Empire