Mandalorian Civil War (19 BBY)

The Mandalorian Civil War^[14] erupted in the capital city of Sundari after the Shadow Collective deposed Duchess Satine Kryze and her New Mandalorian government. Maul challenged Pre Vizsla, the leader of Death Watch, to a leadership battle to determine which of them would rule Mandalore. Maul defeated and killed Vizsla in single combat, however not all of the Death Watch forces agreed to acquiesce to the sudden shift of leadership. Bo-Katan Kryze, the Duchess' sister and a Vizsla loyalist, made her forces into the Mandalore resistance and rebelled against Maul's rule,^[13] leading to the fighting. Obi-Wan Kenobi also participated in the Battle of Mandalore, as did Darth Sidious, who fought Maul and Maul's brother, Savage Opress. In the ensuing fight, Savage was killed by Darth Sidious, while Maul was captured^[1] and imprisoned in the Spire on Stygeon Prime.^[3]

Despite Prime Minister Almec's efforts to smear former Duchess Satine Kryze as a murderer who abandoned her pacifist ideals to kill Viszla, thereby covering up Maul's own actions,^[13] the execution of Satine Kryze at Maul's hands ignited the fire of rebellion in many Mandalorians, who allied together to reclaim Mandalore from the outsider who had claimed its throne.^[15] Even as Mandalore continued to be engulfed by the civil war,^[16] Maul was liberated by his Mandalorian super commandos,^[3] but, a short time later, his mother, the powerful Nightsister Talzin, was killed during the Second Battle of Dathomir.^[17] Maul returned to Mandalore, but the planet was besieged by the Galactic Republic and Mandalore resistance. Maul was captured, and the planet fell under Kryze's control.^[5] However, she would ultimately lose her power when she refused to obey the Galactic Empire, which launched an occupation of Mandalore^[6] with the clone forces still on-planet.^[18]

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Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lawless" (First appearance)
• "Kenobi's Shadow" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (and audiobook)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Phantom Apprentice"
• Ahsoka (and audiobook) (In flashback(s))
• Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Five: Shadow Warrior" (In flashback(s))

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Carving Up the Competition"
• "Way of the Walker" — LEGO Star Wars 98

Sources

• "The Lawless" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Mandalorian civil war)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Naboo Pilot Databank A-Z: Poe Dameron–Delta 7-B
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Death Star Trooper Databank A-Z: Davish Krail–Kuat Drive Yards
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Sabine Wren Weapons & Uniforms: Mandalorians
• Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Ello Asty Databank A-Z: Sabine Wren
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
• Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious
• Collapse of the Republic
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (Indirect mention only)
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
• Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
• Star Wars Inside Intel: Mandalorian Armor on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
• "The Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (First identified as Mandalorian Civil War)
• "Who's the Boss?" — Star Wars Insider 224
• Death Watch in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)

Notes and references