Belnar was an astronomical object situated at the coordinates M-9 within an intersecting portion of the Colonies^[1] and the Interior regions.^[2] It shared its name with the Belnar Insurrections,^[3] which took place at some point by 3 ABY.^[4] During the Belnar Insurrections, Everi Chalis, an emissary to the Galactic Empire's ruling council, punished the crew of the starship Mandible over an incident, executing those responsible.^[3]

Behind the scenes[]

Belnar was introduced in the current Star Wars canon via a mention of the Belnar Insurrections in the novel Battlefront: Twilight Company, written by Alexander Freed^[3] and published on November 3, 2015.^[5] It was first established to have been a celestial body by the fifty-second issue of De Agostini's magazine series Star Wars: Build the Millenium Falcon,^[6] released around December 30 of the same year.^[7] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the planet^[8] Belnar was first mentioned in Wanted by Cracken, a sourcebook written by Louis J. Prosperi for West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and published in 1993.^[9]

Appearances[]

• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)
• Battlefront: Twilight Company (and audiobook) (First mentioned) (In Belnar Insurrections' name)

Sources[]

• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 52 (Guide to the Galaxy: The History of Neimoidia) (First described)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
• The High Republic Free Digital Sampler (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)
• "The First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "The Battle of Endor and the Fall of the Empire" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Exegol, the Unknown Regions and Wild Space" — Star Wars Encyclopedia

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