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{{Quote|The city's history actually has a lot to do with a crashed starship, the Dowager Queen, which crashed into the desert flats in the center of what is now the city of Mos Eisley.|[[Mayor/Legends|Mayor]] [[Mikdanyell Guh'rantt]], to a spacer|Star Wars Galaxies}}
The '''''Dowager Queen''''', or '''"Jah Dowahga Kwee-Kunee"''' in [[Huttese/Legends|Huttese]], was a [[Colony ship/Legends|colony ship]] from [[Bestine IV/Legends|Bestine IV]] that crash-landed on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] of [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] in [[100 BBY/Legends|100 BBY]].

==History==
{{Quote|Oh yes, the people on the crashed ship formed a community, and after a while the city sprung up around the survivors of that crash. The city itself grew up in a radial formation around the Dowager Queen itself, which was long ago pilfered for any useful mechanical items or electronic components. The metal itself was melted down and used to make some of the city's oldest buildings.|Mayor Mikdanyell Guh'rantt, to a spacer|Star Wars Galaxies}}
At the [[Time/Legends|time]] of the ''Dowager Queen''{{'s}} arrival at [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], [[Mos Espa/Legends|Mos Espa]] was small enough that the crew didn't notice it, and assuming that the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] was uninhabited they attempted to land, where a [[Sandstorm/Legends|sandstorm]] wreaked havoc on the power, display, and guidance systems on the ''Queen'', causing it to crash.

[[File:MosEisley-BFRS.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ''Dowager Queen'' in Mos Eisley.]]
[[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Lis Kaslan]] and the other survivors&mdash;the original "colonists"&mdash;built their first [[City/Legends|city]], [[Mos Eisley/Legends|Eisley]], out of the wreckage, while others who left went to found [[Bestine (city)/Legends|Bestine Settlement]]. The original inhabitants of Tatooine later renamed the city "Mos Eisley" to coincide with [[Mos Espa/Legends|Mos Espa]].

The city of Mos Eisley grew up around the wreck. As buildings were constructed, the ship remained in its place, standing nearly vertically in the sand. It was later made into a first-class [[Hotel/Legends|hotel]], because of both its novelty and location at the intersection of [[Dune Street/Legends|Dune Street]] and [[Inner Curved Street/Legends|Inner Curved Street]]. The hotel became popular during conventions and trade shows that came to Tatooine.

Many [[Jawa/Legends|Jawas]], [[Ranat/Legends|Ranats]], and other [[Rodent/Legends|rodent]]-like species (as well as homeless, beggars, and junkies) lived in the wreckage prior to the conversion.

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==Behind the scenes==
The ''Dowager Queen'' made an appearance in the special edition release of [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']].

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
*''[[Shadow Games]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{C|Introduced in [[The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition|''Special Edition'']]}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}} {{1st}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]''
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]''
*''[[The Jabba Tape]]''

===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''

==Sources==
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*''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope'', Second Edition]]
*{{GamerCite|7|Secrets of Mos Eisley}}
*[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' Limited Collector's Edition]]
*{{InsiderCite|32|Bridge to the Universe: Digital Technology and the Making of The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition}} {{Po}}
*{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited|link=Premiere-Light/large/crashsitememorial.gif|cardname=Crash Site Memorial}}
*''[[The Illustrated Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*''[[Secrets of Tatooine]]''
*[[Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide (real-life book)|''Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide'']]
*''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy]]''
*{{FFCite|33|TAT21-22, ''Tatooine - Mos Eisley''}}
*{{FFCite|80|TAT50, ''Tatooine - Colonization''}}
*[[Star Wars: Complete Locations (2005)|''Star Wars: Complete Locations'']]
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Looking for Droids}} {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]] {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]] {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 1]]''

==Notes and references==
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