In 6740 BBY, smugglers rediscovered Mygeeto, already home to the Lurmen and previously reached by the Rakatan Infinite Empire. The frigid Outer Rim world possessed immense deposits of valuable crystals. Once outsiders knew its location, the planet became increasingly contested and later emerged as one of the major financial and mineral strongholds associated with the Banking Clan.
A discovered world that was already inhabited
The Lurmen were native to Mygeeto and lived among its natural crystal formations.
The discovery date therefore refers to offworld mapping, not the beginning of life or society on the planet.
A world rich in strategic minerals
Mygeeto contained valuable crystal deposits, including kyber in later canon.
Its resources made control of the world economically and politically attractive.
Discovery creates competition
Later governments and financial interests contested control of Mygeeto.
The planet's history shows how being placed on a galactic map can expose an indigenous world to outside extraction.
Anthropological assessment
Mygeeto is another case where 'discovery' is an outsider-centered category. The Lurmen did not need smugglers to discover their own home.
What changed in 6740 BBY was the planet's relationship to external markets and power networks.
6740 BBY · Legends · Source-reviewed evidence
Smugglers rediscover Mygeeto, which was already inhabited
Evidence and chronology
The Essential Atlas dates Mygeeto's rediscovery by smugglers to 6740 BBY. The planet was not newly inhabited: the Lurmen were native to Mygeeto, and the world had previously been exploited under the Rakatan Infinite Empire. The arrival of smugglers preceded later contests involving Hutts, Neimoidians and banking interests drawn by valuable crystal resources.
Anthropological interpretation
The historical word discovery refers to renewed outside interest and knowledge. It should not erase the Lurmen or imply that outside financiers created the planet's social life. The succession of offworld claimants illustrates how valuable minerals could make an inhabited world a focus of extraction and political competition.
What the sources do not establish
The 6740 BBY date does not identify the first Lurmen settlement or the earliest visitors. The later Banking Clan administration belongs to a different era. The exact smuggler captain and survey coordinates are not known.
Test the record: Does 6740 BBY mark the first arrival of intelligent life on Mygeeto?
Explanation: No. The Lurmen and earlier Rakatan history predate the smugglers' rediscovery.
Research trail: The Essential Atlas (2009), 6740 BBY chronology; Mygeeto/Legends history. View reference and bibliographic notes →. Printed page confirmation remains part of the editorial QA checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry, The Essential Atlas, 2009.
- Mygeeto, StarWars.com Databank