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Galactic Empire (canon)
The Galactic Empire—also known as the first Galactic Empire, the New Order, the Empire, the Order, or the Old Empire—was an autocratic government that ruled the galaxy during the reign of Darth Sidious , the Dark Lord of the Sith who proclaimed himself Galactic Emperor in 19 BBY . The new regime restored the Sith Empire and replaced the Galactic Republic , a democratic state that existed for a millennium until the end of the Clone Wars . The planet Coruscant , an ecumenopolis located in the Core Worlds , retained its status as the galactic capital under the Empire. At first the Empire was seen only as an extension of the Republic; and therefore, the Emperor grudgingly tolerated the existence of the Imperial Senate , an evolution of the Galactic Senate of the Republic. However, in 0 BBY the Emperor disbanded the Senate shortly after the completion of the Death Star , a battle station with the capacity to destroy planets. As a result, the senators ' administrative duties were transferred to the Moffs , a cadre of sector governors who ruled their territories in the name of the Emperor.
The Age of the Empire lasted only two decades , in contrast to the centuries of the Republic Era . By the time the Republic was in its death throes , Sidious gradually amassed power through his guise as Sheev Palpatine, a Naboo politician whom the Senate elected to the post of Supreme Chancellor in 32 BBY . At the same time he manipulated thousands of disaffected star systems into seceding from the Republic in order to form the Confederacy of Independent Systems , resulting in a political crisis that culminated in the advent of the Clone Wars by 22 BBY . Using emergency powers bestowed unto Palpatine by the Senate, the chancellor authorized the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic . However, throughout the conflict the Republic became an increasingly militarized state while the Senate's authority eroded under the growing influence of Chancellor Palpatine, whose rise to power was complete following the execution of Order 66 . Across the galaxy thousands of Jedi Knights were betrayed and killed by the clone troopers under their command . With the Jedi Order all but destroyed , Sidious further marginalized the Senate while the armed forces underwent a massive expansion program , thereby strengthening the Emperor's rule over the galaxy.
The Empire stood virtually unchallenged until numerous insurgent cells united to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic . The Galactic Civil War commenced with the theft of the Death Star plans on Scarif which, in turn, led to the destruction of the Empire's superweapon at the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY . The Empire redoubled their efforts to suppress the Rebellion, securing a major victory on Hoth in 3 ABY , only to suffer a devastating defeat a year later at the Battle of Endor in which Emperor Palpatine was slain at the hands of his apprentice Darth Vader , who also died shortly after turning against his master . With the Sith extinct , the Empire fractured into several remnant factions that were dominated by Moffs, admirals and generals , many of whom ignored Grand Vizier Mas Amedda 's authority as a proxy Emperor. As a result, the Empire evolved into a stratocracy through which Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax rose to power. Ultimately, it was Rax who seized control over the largest faction of the Imperial Navy ; and therefore, he became Emperor in effect through his new position as Counselor to the Empire .
Under Rax's rule, the Empire made its final stand at the Battle of Jakku where the New Republic emerged triumphant in 5 ABY . Although several remnants continued to resist, the Empire formally capitulated to the Republic by signing the Galactic Concordance , a peace treaty that marked the end of the Galactic Civil War. During the era of the New Republic , war reparations and disarmament treaties reduced the Empire to a rump state as it retreated into the Unknown Regions . Unknown to the Republic, however, the Emperor created the Contingency , a plan to destroy the Empire and ensure its rebirth beyond the known galaxy in the event of Sidious' death. As a result, the First Order was formed by a group of Imperial officers , nobles , and technologists who sought to reclaim the legacy and glory of the Galactic Empire. In time the First Order evolved into a military junta led by Supreme Leader Snoke ; like Sidious, Snoke was a master of the dark side of the Force , although he was not a Sith Lord . The First Order completed its rearmament program by 34 ABY , granting it the capacity to seize control of the galaxy through military might. Construction on Starkiller Base was also completed during the waning days of the cold war . As such, the First Order used the base's superweapon to annihilate Hosnian Prime , the Republic capital, along with the New Republic Senate and a large portion of its defense force . Even without Starkiller Base, which had been subsequently destroyed in battle by the Resistance , the First Order stood poised to conquer the galaxy in the wake of the New Republic's collapse. By then Snoke had been assassinated by Kylo Ren , the grandson of Darth Vader, who envisioned himself at the head of a new galactic order—one that would surpass the Empire, the Republic, and all that came before.

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Galactic Empire (legends)
The Galactic Empire, also known as the Old Empire, the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine's New Order, the Imperium or simply the Empire, was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to replace the Galactic Republic in 19 BBY and bring Sith rule to the galaxy.
The Republic, which had lasted for at least 25,034 years, ended following a period of intense political turmoil and the subsequent devastation of the Clone Wars . After the death of Count Dooku above Coruscant , the death of General Grievous on Utapau and finally the massacre of the leaders of the Confederacy of Independent Systems on Mustafar , Chancellor Palpatine (by then ruling with near-absolute power) began a purge of the Jedi Order , and then proclaimed himself Emperor of the galaxy and reorganized the Galactic Republic into "the first Galactic Empire" on the galactic capital, Coruscant.
The Galactic Empire would exist in one form or another for 157 years, until in 138 ABY , when it would disappear entirely .

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switch Galactic Empire is better canon or legends?

Galactic Empire (canon)
The Galactic Empire—also known as the first Galactic Empire, the New Order, the Empire, the Order, or the Old Empire—was an autocratic government that ruled the galaxy during the reign of Darth Sidious , the Dark Lord of the Sith who proclaimed himself Galactic Emperor in 19 BBY . The new regime restored the Sith Empire and replaced the Galactic Republic , a democratic state that existed for a millennium until the end of the Clone Wars . The planet Coruscant , an ecumenopolis located in the Core Worlds , retained its status as the galactic capital under the Empire. At first the Empire was seen only as an extension of the Republic; and therefore, the Emperor grudgingly tolerated the existence of the Imperial Senate , an evolution of the Galactic Senate of the Republic. However, in 0 BBY the Emperor disbanded the Senate shortly after the completion of the Death Star , a battle station with the capacity to destroy planets. As a result, the senators ' administrative duties were transferred to the Moffs , a cadre of sector governors who ruled their territories in the name of the Emperor.
The Age of the Empire lasted only two decades , in contrast to the centuries of the Republic Era . By the time the Republic was in its death throes , Sidious gradually amassed power through his guise as Sheev Palpatine, a Naboo politician whom the Senate elected to the post of Supreme Chancellor in 32 BBY . At the same time he manipulated thousands of disaffected star systems into seceding from the Republic in order to form the Confederacy of Independent Systems , resulting in a political crisis that culminated in the advent of the Clone Wars by 22 BBY . Using emergency powers bestowed unto Palpatine by the Senate, the chancellor authorized the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic . However, throughout the conflict the Republic became an increasingly militarized state while the Senate's authority eroded under the growing influence of Chancellor Palpatine, whose rise to power was complete following the execution of Order 66 . Across the galaxy thousands of Jedi Knights were betrayed and killed by the clone troopers under their command . With the Jedi Order all but destroyed , Sidious further marginalized the Senate while the armed forces underwent a massive expansion program , thereby strengthening the Emperor's rule over the galaxy.
The Empire stood virtually unchallenged until numerous insurgent cells united to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic . The Galactic Civil War commenced with the theft of the Death Star plans on Scarif which, in turn, led to the destruction of the Empire's superweapon at the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY . The Empire redoubled their efforts to suppress the Rebellion, securing a major victory on Hoth in 3 ABY , only to suffer a devastating defeat a year later at the Battle of Endor in which Emperor Palpatine was slain at the hands of his apprentice Darth Vader , who also died shortly after turning against his master . With the Sith extinct , the Empire fractured into several remnant factions that were dominated by Moffs, admirals and generals , many of whom ignored Grand Vizier Mas Amedda 's authority as a proxy Emperor. As a result, the Empire evolved into a stratocracy through which Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax rose to power. Ultimately, it was Rax who seized control over the largest faction of the Imperial Navy ; and therefore, he became Emperor in effect through his new position as Counselor to the Empire .
Under Rax's rule, the Empire made its final stand at the Battle of Jakku where the New Republic emerged triumphant in 5 ABY . Although several remnants continued to resist, the Empire formally capitulated to the Republic by signing the Galactic Concordance , a peace treaty that marked the end of the Galactic Civil War. During the era of the New Republic , war reparations and disarmament treaties reduced the Empire to a rump state as it retreated into the Unknown Regions . Unknown to the Republic, however, the Emperor created the Contingency , a plan to destroy the Empire and ensure its rebirth beyond the known galaxy in the event of Sidious' death. As a result, the First Order was formed by a group of Imperial officers , nobles , and technologists who sought to reclaim the legacy and glory of the Galactic Empire. In time the First Order evolved into a military junta led by Supreme Leader Snoke ; like Sidious, Snoke was a master of the dark side of the Force , although he was not a Sith Lord . The First Order completed its rearmament program by 34 ABY , granting it the capacity to seize control of the galaxy through military might. Construction on Starkiller Base was also completed during the waning days of the cold war . As such, the First Order used the base's superweapon to annihilate Hosnian Prime , the Republic capital, along with the New Republic Senate and a large portion of its defense force . Even without Starkiller Base, which had been subsequently destroyed in battle by the Resistance , the First Order stood poised to conquer the galaxy in the wake of the New Republic's collapse. By then Snoke had been assassinated by Kylo Ren , the grandson of Darth Vader, who envisioned himself at the head of a new galactic order—one that would surpass the Empire, the Republic, and all that came before.

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Galactic Empire (legends)
The Galactic Empire, also known as the Old Empire, the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine's New Order, the Imperium or simply the Empire, was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to replace the Galactic Republic in 19 BBY and bring Sith rule to the galaxy.
The Republic, which had lasted for at least 25,034 years, ended following a period of intense political turmoil and the subsequent devastation of the Clone Wars . After the death of Count Dooku above Coruscant , the death of General Grievous on Utapau and finally the massacre of the leaders of the Confederacy of Independent Systems on Mustafar , Chancellor Palpatine (by then ruling with near-absolute power) began a purge of the Jedi Order , and then proclaimed himself Emperor of the galaxy and reorganized the Galactic Republic into "the first Galactic Empire" on the galactic capital, Coruscant.
The Galactic Empire would exist in one form or another for 157 years, until in 138 ABY , when it would disappear entirely .

meme credit goes to nerdtopia