Great Annexing

The Great Annexing was a militaristic coup orchestrated against the Republic by the Sith Empire near the end of the First Age of the Old Republic.

One of the largest military events in galactic history, the Sith Empire's intentions were to attack the lone Republic colonies in Wild Space in order to draw out the Republic navy, which would leave the Core Worlds vulnerable. However, their plan changed when the Republic did not send any ships to defend their colonies. The Sith propagandists saw an opportunity to sew chaos and riots on Republic worlds by using the Republic's inaction towards invasion as a tool to saw public opinion of the war. Soon the Core Worlds were soon on the brink of civil unrest which forced the government to send what remained of their fleet to the Core Worlds in an attempt to quell the riots.

This allowed the Sith to conquer every Republic colon beyond the Core World, cutting off the Republic's food supplies and causing widespread starving on Coruscant. The Empire seized the opportunity and invaded Coruscant itself. In areas that were occupied by the Sith, the Empire gave the starving Republic citizens food, which saw a massive surge of support for their occupation, with some citizens even joining in the fight against their own government. These people, however, were the more wealthy Republic citizens and the millions of people who lived in the poorer areas were still ignored by the Sith, leading to widespread starvation and death.

Although Empire's efforts on Coruscant were temporarily hindered by the death of Darth Zhen at the hands of his apprentice, Vycerant, the invasion was still a success and, in 3024 BBY, Coruscant fell to Sith control, ending the First Age of the Old Republic and beginning the Age of Sith Dominion.

Appearances
Bright Shadow
 * Chapter 13 (first appearance)
 * Chapter 14
 * Chapter 15
 * Chapter 16
 * Chapter 17