Ghorman capital square

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The Colonies planet[2] Ghorman had a capital square.[1] In approximately 19 BBY,[3] Ghormanian citizens massed in the square[1] and at the planet's spaceports[4] to protest a new Imperial tax.[1] The Imperial Captain Wilhuff Tarkin landed his warship on top of the protestors, killing hundreds[1] or thousands in what would be known as the Ghorman Massacre.[5]

Behind the scenes

The capital square on Ghorman was mentioned in the 2005 sourcebook The New Essential Chronology by Daniel Wallace and Kevin J. Anderson.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The New Essential Chronology
  2. ↑ The Essential Atlas
  3. ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 31 TAR 1-4: Grand Moff Tarkin states that the Ghorman Massacre took place shortly after Palpatine declared himself Emperor, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 19 BBY.
  4. ↑ The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
  5. ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 127 REB 1-2: History of the Rebellion