The Birba system was a star system located in the Deep Core. It was located in grid square M-10 on the Standard Galactic Grid,[1] and was the origin point of[2] the Birban globe-lantern.[3]
Behind the scenes
The Birba system was first mentioned in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published alongside the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com[1] on June 24, 2025. Both were written by Jason Fry.[4]
Sources
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
- ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for Birban globe-lantern in relation to Birba system.
- ↑ "From a Certain Point of View" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook)
- ↑
About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
