The Kingdom of Cron was a territory carved out in the Tion Cluster. During the rule of Xer VIII, the pirate father of Xim the Despot, it was also known as Xer's Empire. The Kingdom of Cron was governed from the capital Chandaar.
Description[]
The Kingdom of Cron was the government of the region of the Tion Cluster later known as the Cronese Mandate. It was ruled by the King of Cron from the capital world of Chandaar. Its principal worlds were along the Greater Cronese Arc.[1]
History[]
Early history[]
The Kingdom of Cron, c. 25,150 BBY
Around 25,150 BBY, the pirate Xer VIII began rapid expansion from his homeworld Argai, creating the Kingdom of Argai within the Kingdom of Cron. King of Cron Ferece summoned Xer to Chandaar, the capital of the Kingdom of Cron. Ferece tried to persuade Xer give an oath of fealty, in return for a number of noble titles, and Xer promised to return in a month with a suitable tribute. However, Xer instead led an attack on Chandaar, causing Ferece and his courtiers to flee. In the absence of Ferece, Xer installed himself as the new King of Cron.[1]
Xer's Empire[]
The Kingdom of Cron, c. 25,130 BBY
As the new King of Cron, Xer VIII launched several campaigns to expand his territory. He conquered the Three Allied Kingdoms and the Back Spiral. However he didn't manage to conquer the Livien League, the only part of the Tion Cluster out of his control. Around 25,130 BBY, near the end of Xer's reign, the Kingdom of Cron was divided in three provinces, very similar to the three future Imperial sectors, which one of them was the original Kingdom of Cron.[1]
Xim's empire[]
The Kingdom of Cron, c. 25,100 BBY
Main article: Later, his son Xim the Despot used the Kingdom of Cron as the base for an even more expansive empire, firstly by conquering the Livien League and his rule soon stretched from the Radama Void to Hutt Space. During that time, Chandaar stayed the capital of the kingdom but Argai became the capital of the empire.[1]
Later history[]
The Kingdom of Cron, c. 25,000 BBY
Following the defeat of Xim at the Third Battle of Vontor in 25,096 BBY, his empire quickly collapsed and new states were quickly formed out of the former territory of the empire. The Kingdom of Cron became independent again but its territory was considerably reduced, similar to the original kingdom.[1]
Around 24,000 BBY, the Tion Cluster and the Kingdom of Cron joined the Galactic Republic. In the Republic's final years, the Tion Cluster joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems. At this time, the Tion Cluster was shared between the Kingdom of Cron and a larger Tion Hegemony.[1]
Modern history[]
The Cronese Mandate
Following the end of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Empire divided the Tion Cluster in three sectors. The Kingdom of Cron was reorganized as the Cronese Mandate, a sector almost similar to the historical kingdom,[1] and containing the fourteen heavily populated worlds of the former Kingdom of Cron.[6]
Astrography[]
The Kingdom of Cron during the reign of Ferece[]
- Algor[1]
- Argai[1]
- Barancar[1]
- Chandaar (capital of the Kingdom of Cron)[1]
- Corlass[1]
- Dravione[1]
- Duinarbulon[1]
- Eibon[1]
- Janilis VII[1]
- Nuswatta[1]
- Panna[1]
- Pasmin[1]
- Soruus[1]
The Kingdom of Cron during the reign of Xer VIII[]
The Kingdom of Cron after Xer's Campaigns
- Algor[1]
- Arcan IV[1]
- Argai[1]
- Barancar[1]
- Barseg[1]
- Brigia[1]
- Cadinth (province capital)[1]
- Caluula[1]
- Chandaar (capital of the Kingdom of Cron)[1]
- Corlass[1]
- Corlax 4[1]
- Dravione[1]
- Duinarbulon[1]
- Eibon[1]
- Eredenn Prime[1]
- Jaminere[1]
- Janilis VII[1]
- Lianna[1]
- Nuswatta[1]
- Panna[1]
- Pasmin[1]
- Raxus Prime (province capital)[1]
- Rudrig[1]
- Soruus[1]
- Tion[1]
The Kingdom of Cron during the reign of Xim[]
The Kingdom of Cron after the conquest of the Livien League
- Algor[1]
- Amarin[1]
- Arcan IV[1]
- Argai (First Throne of Xim's empire)[1]
- Barancar[1]
- Barseg[1]
- Brigia[1]
- Cadinth (Third Throne of Xim's empire)[1]
- Caluula[1]
- Chandaar (Second Throne of Xim's empire)[1]
- Corlass[1]
- Corlax 4[1]
- Derellium[3]
- Desevro (Fourth Throne of Xim's empire)[1]
- Dravione[1]
- Duinarbulon[1]
- Eibon[1]
- Eredenn Prime[1]
- Jaminere[1]
- Janilis VII[1]
- Jhantoria[1]
- Kanaver[1]
- Lianna[1]
- Livien[1]
- Lorrad[1]
- Nuswatta[1]
- Panna[1]
- Pasmin[1]
- Raxus Prime[1]
- Rudrig[1]
- Soruus[1]
- Tion[1]
Known Kings of Cron[]
A Sullustan production of The Despotica depicting Oziaf and Xim presenting Ferece's head to Xer VIII
- "My own hands bear to you, father, the head of your most bitter enemy, Ferece, the Cowardly King, and on his blood-drenched ringlets that which you have sought since birth: the crown of Cron."
"Cron? Cron is dead?"
"Cron is ours." - ―Xim and Xer VIII, in the play The Pirate Prince
Behind the scenes[]
The Essential Atlas erroneously refers to Xer's Empire as forming around 25,120 BBY, a decade after Xim had already assumed the throne.[3]
Appearances[]
- Beyond the Rim (Mentioned only)
- Mission to Lianna (First mentioned)
Sources[]
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- The New Essential Chronology
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Mentioned in multiple entries, but without own entry)
- The Essential Atlas
Essential Atlas Extra: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)- Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available) (as Cron)
- The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 3 - "Xim the Despot" on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (as Cron)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.69 1.70 1.71 1.72 1.73 1.74 1.75 1.76 1.77 1.78 1.79 1.80 1.81 1.82 1.83 1.84 1.85 1.86 1.87 1.88 1.89 1.90 1.91 1.92 1.93 Essential Atlas Extra: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- ↑ Mission to Lianna
- ↑ Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)