Second Clone War

This article details a subject that falls under the Legends brand.The subject of this article appeared in the Rise of the Empire era.

Previous First Clone War Kaleesh–Bitthævrian War Concurrent Melida/Daan Civil War Summertime War Next Alderaanian Crisis Mandalorian Civil War Second Clone War File:? Beginning 35 BBY, End 32 BBY, Mandalorian Excision Place Across The Galaxy Outcome Galactic Empire victory Dissolution of the Alliance of Independent Systems Mandalorians disarmed and Mandalorian Space occupied Absorption of the Arkanian Dominion back into the Galactic Empire Combatants Galactic Empire Jedi Order Imperial High Command Imperial Intelligence Arkanian Renegades † Alliance of Independent Systems † Arkanian Dominion Mandalorians Mandalorian Protectors Commanders Emperor Cosimo Palpatine I General Kane Skywalker General Ben Kenobi General Alucard Dooku Atha Prime Zeta Magnus Head of State † General Commander Mandalore the Dominator [Source]

"You fought in the Clone Wars?"

―Luke Skywalker, to Ben Kenobi

The Second Clone War, (35 BBY–32 BBY), also known as simply the Clone War, the Great Clone War, or Clone War II, was the name given to the major galactic conflict fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance of Independent Systems.

Also called the Clone Wars (plural) or the Confederate Civil War, this conflict began in 31 BBY, a few short months after Cosinga Palpatine was elected President of the Galactic Republic.

The following year (30 BBY), with the Clone Wars still raging on, Cosinga Palpatine amended the Republic constitution transforming it into the Republic Of The Galactic Empire, with Cosinga as first Emperor.

History

Origins

In c. 36 BBY, the Imperial Senate voted to outlaw all cloning with Decree E49D139.41 as a result of the repercussions from the previous clone war. Despite initial fears by certain parties such as the Arkanian Dominion, whom were major clone suppliers, certain exemptions were made and Arkanian's could continue to produce cloned technology with a license, but were prohibited from exporting it or using it for military purposes. At around the same time, the Arkanian Renegades, a group of geneticists opposed to the genetic experimentation on the Yaka as well as others, tried to overthrow the Dominion with mercenaries after peaceful protest failed in a conflict that would become known as the Arkanian Revolution. They appealed to the Empire for aid several times, but were refused after they learned that the Dominion had been illegally using cloned soldiers to fight the rebels. The Imperials instead supported the uprising and stopped all trade with the Arkanian government.

In response, the Dominion then made a treaty with Mandalore the Dominator and his people who pledged one-thousand of his own troops to help them quell their rebellion. As the bloodshed on the planet worsened, the Empire sent a Jedi task force to try and bring peace to the land. This failed, however, and soon the Dominion and the Mandalorians formed the Alliance of Independent Systems and declared war on the Galactic Empire.