Mandalore the First

Mandalore the First was a Taung warrior who conquered a planet that he would name after himself. He and his Taung followers were originally from Coruscant and had settled on Roon. Under Mandalore rule, the Taung tamed the savage landscape of the newly christened planet in his name while slaughtering the gigantic Mythosaurs that had made the world their home.^[2]

According to legend, he formed the Mandalorian Crusaders on Mandalore approximately around 7000 BBY,^[2] though Mandalore the Conqueror was actually the Crusaders' first leader. Mandalore the First was the earliest known wearer of a ceremonial mask,^[3] carved from the rigid bone of a mythosaur's sternum taken from the slain creature's heart,^[4] and modeled after the facial features of the Taung species.^[3] He was also the first person to use the title Mand'alor.^[5] As his fame and achievements grew, Mandalore's mask became the symbol of his power and leadership to all Mandalorians.^[3]

Appearances

• The Old Republic: Revan (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (Codex entry)

Sources

• "The History of the Mandalorians: Exploring the Evolution of a Mighty Race of Warriors" — Star Wars Insider 80 (First mentioned)
• The New Essential Chronology
• The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
• The Way of the Warrior: A Guide to becoming a Mandalorian Soldier on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
• The Essential Atlas
• Galaxy at War
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
• The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett
• The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire: Part 2 on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
• The History of Mandalorian Armor on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete)

Mandalore[5]
None[5] ← c. 7000 BBY[2] Eventually Mandalore the Conqueror[3] →

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