Lady Kaalma's War

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Lady Kaalma's War was a conflict fought between the Galactic Republic and the Rishan Empire from 1849 to 1855. It was the first of the Neo-Imperial Wars.

Tensions between the Republic and Empire had been steadily mounting since the early 1820's. The primary sticking point was the ownership of the Zareca String, the main hyperspace lane leading from the Galaxy to the Rishi Maze.

In 1849, the Republic attempted to establish a presence on Kamino, which become a close ally of the Rishans. Almost immediately, Prime Minister Jureen issued a declaration of war against the Republic and moved to push enemy forces off of Kamino. The Republic was able to very quickly mobilize its forces, and the southwest region of the galaxy became engulfed in war.

By 1851, Rishi was on the verge of being overpowered. However, later that year, Sith Empress Kaalma, Rishi's true leader, revealed herself, and with her a massive army she had been building for centuries. The next four years brought a fairly easy victory for Rishi, and, after the Republic's surrender following the Siege of Coruscant in 1855, Kaalma wasted no time laying her claim. Within a year, most of the area affected by the war was under Sith control