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- "The planet Bosph was subjected to repeated large-scale orbital bombardments from the Imperial fleet in 3 BBY. The damage to their world is effectively irreparable and the survivors were kept under a form of ongoing quarantine."
- ―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
Bosph was a planet in the Bosph sector of the Outer Rim Territories. In 3 BBY, the Galactic Empire bombarded the world to try and wipe out a sentient species that dwelt there. Surviving members of the species chose to dis-remember the Empire.
Description
Bosph was a planet[3] in the Bosph system of the Bosph sector in the Outer Rim Territories[1] and New Territories.[2] It fell within grid square Q-3 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1]
History
- "In response, these survivors have "dis-remembered" the Galactic Empire—a grave insult in their society. They refuse to acknowledge the Imperial state ever even existed. These are a species who have purposefully turned their backs on the perpetrators of attempted genocide, and their silence should be respected."
- ―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
During the High Republic Era,[4] the Bosph sector was[5] an informal sector known as the unincorporated Bosphian provinces. The Bosphian sestertius was used as currency in the sector during the period and shared its name[4] with Bosph.[3]
The Imperial Navy (pictured) bombarded Bosph.
During the Imperial Era, the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire repeatedly carried out large-scale orbital bombardment on Bosph in 3 BBY in an attempt to commit genocide on a sentient species that dwelt there. Surviving members of the species were then kept under an ongoing quarantine and, because of this, chose to dis-remember the Empire, a grave insult in their society that meant that they refused to acknowledge the existence of the state.[3] In 35 ABY,[6] the historian Beaumont Kin mentioned Bosph and described the damage done by the bombardments as still being effectively irreparable in[3] his[7] book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire.[3]
Behind the scenes
In the current Star Wars canon, Bosph was mentioned in the 2024 reference book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, which was written by Dr. Chris Kempshall.[3] The planet originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in "Smugglers of the Outer Rim," a Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game source article written by Doug Shuler and published in the fifth issue of West End Games' Star Wars Adventure Journal magazine in February 1995.[8]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Bosph system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Bosph system, and therefore Bosph, in grid square Q-3, which is in the area of space Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes to be part of what Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the New Territories.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide
- ↑ Email from on July 31, 2025 — Used with permission
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire states that thirty years have passed since the end of the Galactic Civil War and months have passed since the Battle of Exegol. As Star Wars: Timelines dates the end of the war to 5 ABY and the Battle of Exegol to 35 ABY, the in-universe The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire must have been published in 35 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑
"Smugglers of the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
