- Date
- c. 100 BBY
- Continuity
- Canon
- Location
- Galactic Republic
Current Canon broadly dates the High Republic era to approximately 500–100 BBY. The ending is a historical period boundary rather than the destruction of the Republic or Jedi Order. It distinguishes centuries of frontier expansion from the political conflicts that eventually shaped the prequel era.
An era defined retrospectively
Scholars and reference works use period labels to group long patterns of change. The designation does not mean every planet simultaneously experienced the same change in 100 BBY.
Continuing institutions
The Galactic Senate, Republic government and Jedi Order all survived the period boundary. Their continuing importance formed the foundation for later stories involving Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn and the eventual rise of Palpatine.
Two continuities require separate treatment
Legends preserves different events during these centuries. Labeling the High Republic as Canon prevents unrelated fictional histories from appearing as if one officially combined record.
Anthropological assessment
Periodization assists readers but can obscure uneven political and social transitions. The end of an era should be understood as a tool of historical organization rather than a sudden universal transformation.
Questions and historical perspectives
Did the Jedi Order disband around 100 BBY?
No. The Order continued through the final decades of the Republic.
Source record
Star Wars: Timelines; Lucasfilm's official era framework. Read the source background. Visual images are identified by their actual relationship to the event.
Canon · 100 BBY · Research and historical interpretation
The High Republic's conventional endpoint
Source-grounded account
The High Republic's endpoint around 100 BBY is a periodization decision, not an account of a Republic collapse or Jedi extinction. The Jedi Order and Senate continued into subsequent decades, including the period of The Acolyte and the political crises preceding The Phantom Menace.
Anthropological implications
Era boundaries are tools for arranging evidence. They help readers navigate changing institutions but can create false impressions of sharp breaks. A label's end does not mean every belief, civic system or transport network vanished on the same day.
Continuity and dating audit
The listed event belongs to Canon. The Acolyte chronology distinguishes the 148 BBY childhood tragedy from the 132 BBY present-day investigation; biographical birth years can be approximate. Publication order does not establish an exact in-universe year. Images may show the same character at a later age.
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