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|jurisdiction=[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]
|prev=[[Pre-Republic era]]
|next=[[Great Manifest Period/Legends|Great Manifest Period]]
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|conflict=*[[First Great Schism]]
*[[Tionese War]]
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The '''Expansionist Era''', also known as the '''Expansion Period'''<ref name="Atlas" /> or the '''Galactic Expansion Era''',<ref>[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin'', Second Edition]], p. 4.</ref> was the term given to the years after the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] formed, when transit between the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]] was opened up by the newly-developed [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrive]], and during the early expansion of the Republic. Also, the [[Tion Hegemony/Legends|Tion Hegemony]], at this time, was a proud civilization, and most of the worlds of the [[Allied Tion sector]] were settled.

The [[Myneyrsh–Psadan wars]] and the [[Wayland colonial war]] were fought on [[Wayland]] during this era, as well.<ref>''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''</ref><ref>''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''</ref>

==Timeline of the Expansionist Era==
*[[25,053 BBY]]
**With the [[Force-drive|Rakatan hyperdrive]] having been reverse-engineered by Corellian scientists, the inhabitants of the Core Worlds begin to expand outward and settle the known galaxy.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
**The [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] is founded with the signing of the [[Galactic Constitution/Legends|Galactic Constitution]], and Coruscant becomes the new government's capital.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
*[[25,000 BBY/Legends|25,000 BBY]]
**The [[Perlemian Trade Route/Legends|Perlemian Trade Route]] is founded, linking Coruscant with Ossus and the Tion Cluster.<ref name="Atlas" />
**The [[Corellian Run/Legends|Corellian Run]] is mapped, ensuring the economic dominance of Corellia in the forming Republic; the Corellian Run forms the southern border of the Slice.<ref name="Atlas" />
**Republic scouts make contact with the Jedi Order on Ossus, and [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Haune Tiar]] accompanies the scouts back to the Republic. After conferring for several weeks, the Order pledge themselves to the Republic's service.<ref name="History 12">{{TORcite|type=codex|Galactic History 12: The Birth of the Republic}}</ref>
**With the development of the hyperdrive, Queen [[Rana Mas Trehalt]] allows for a wave of colonization to embark from Duros; one of the colony worlds is the planet [[Neimoidia/Legends|Neimoidia]],<ref name="Atlas" /> which is colonized by a group of Duros led by [[Chla C'cHaan]]. {{Circa}}<ref name="Sanbra Duros">{{GamerCite|2|The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Duros}}</ref>
**The Jedi [[Sar Agorn]] takes on a Padawan in [[Cope Shykrill]], but Shykrill falls to the dark side of the Force and is struck down. {{Circa}}<ref name="Jedi vs. Sith">[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]</ref>
*[[24,500 BBY]]
**The [[First Great Schism]] erupts in the Core Worlds between the Jedi Order and the [[Legions of Lettow]], members of the Jedi Order who seek to use the dark side against the Order's wishes. The Legions' leader [[Xendor]] originally asked for permission to create an academy for the study of Force techniques outlawed by the Jedi, and after their refusal he founded the Legions on [[Lettow/Legends|Lettow]]&mdash;prompting the Order to declare war on them.<ref name="Warfare">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref>
**The Schism sees Xendor's death at [[Columus/Legends|Columus]], and the conflict ends not long afterwards as the Order invaded Lettow.<ref name="Warfare" />
*[[24,000 BBY]]
**The [[Tionese War]] begins: the Tionese unite as the [[Honorable Union of Desevro & Tion]] and attack the Republic, storming down the Perlemian. The Republic begins producing warships at Core shipyards, but the Tionese push into the heart of the Republic and bomb numerous worlds. The Republic ultimately repels the Tionese with a desperate counterattack by numerous Core systems, sparking a series of offensives and counteroffensives that last around a century.<ref name="Warfare" />
*[[23,900 BBY]]
**The Tionese War comes to an end as the Republic devastates the worlds of the Tion Cluster, though the Republic's sterilization of Desevro prompts the Jedi to break with the Republic.<ref name="Warfare" />
**The Republic negotiates with the Jedi, who eventually agree to serve as the Republic's watchmen.<ref name="Warfare" />
*c. [[23,643 BBY]]
**The planet [[Uphrades]] experiences a period of significant volcanic activity, resulting in especially fertile soil tens of thousands of years later.<ref name="Uphrades">{{TORcite|type=class|Jedi Knight|Uphrades|Uphrades}}</ref>
*c. [[22,800 BBY]]
**A Jedi scout follows the Force's call into the Unknown Regions, discovering the crystal world of [[Ilum/Legends|Ilum]]. Ilum soon becomes an important religious world for the Jedi Order.<ref name="Atlas" />
*c. [[22,000 BBY/Legends|22,000 BBY]]
**The planet [[Nubia/Legends|Nubia]] is settled.<ref name="Coruscant and Core">''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]''</ref>
*[[20,100 BBY]]
**By this time, most of the [[Colonies/Legends|Colonies]] and the [[Inner Rim]] have been settled.<ref name="Atlas" />
*[[20,000 BBY]]
**The Expansionist Era ends and [[Great Manifest Period/Legends|Great Manifest Period]] begins.<ref name="Atlas" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' {{Codex}}
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{ID|Expansionist Period}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin]]'' {{ID|Galactic Expansion era}}
*''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|Expansion Era}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin'', Second Edition]] {{ID|Galactic Expansion era}}
*{{Journal|6|Relic (article)|Relic}}
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]'' {{ID|Expansionist Period}}
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]'' {{ID|Expansion Period}}
*''[[Secrets of the Sisar Run]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide]]''
*{{GamerCite|2|The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Duros}}
*{{SonyCite|url=expansions_sectors_yavin.jsp|text=Yavin System|archivedate=20051012174250}}
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' {{C|As "Expansionist Period"}}
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*{{Hyperspace|url=/fans/hyperspace/source/ximweek02/index.html|text=Xim Week: The Despotica (Part I)|int=Xim Week: The Despotica}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''

==Notes and references==
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|ru=Экспансионистская эпоха
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