Around 5300 BBY, Sith Lord Tulak Hord fought major campaigns on Yn and Chabosh. At Yn, Jedi and rebels besieged a Sith stronghold until Hord broke the siege. He then carried the offensive to Chabosh, where Sith forces defeated Jedi and rebel defenders. His campaigns became legendary in Sith memory, especially through the testimony of the Dashade Khem Val.
Breaking the siege of Yn
Hord led dark-side warriors and Dashade Shadow Killers against Jedi and rebels.
Later Sith tradition described his personal role in breaking the siege in heroic terms.
The conquest of Chabosh
After Yn, Hord attacked the Jedi-held world Chabosh.
The battle ended in Sith victory and became one of the best-known episodes of his military career.
The ritual of Tulak Hord
Hord used a dark-side ritual to draw strength from enemies into himself.
Khem Val and Veshikk Urk also consumed Force energy from defeated opponents.
Anthropological assessment
The battles show how military history becomes myth through later institutional storytelling.
Khem Val's memories celebrate violence from the victor's perspective, reminding us that the surviving narrative is not a neutral account of those conquered.
c. 5300 BBY · War and the memory of conquest · Legends
Tulak Hord's victories as remembered by Khem Val
Published evidence
Sith Lord Tulak Hord, accompanied by the Dashade Khem Val, the apprentice Ortan Cela and associated fighters, broke a siege of a Sith position on Yn and continued into Chabosh, where his army defeated Jedi and rebel forces. Khem Val recounted these events many centuries later, praising Hord's personal fighting skill and the forces used during the campaigns.
Culture and power
The original narration is a victory story told by a devoted servant of the conqueror. It supplies information about military roles and the status of the Dashade Shadow Killers, but its praise of Hord's prowess cannot serve as a neutral estimate of troop losses or the civilians' perspective. Yn and Chabosh were inhabited societies, not merely markers on a Sith map.
Dating and continuity limits
The circa 5300 BBY date is a retrospective reconstruction from Sith chronology and later SWTOR material. The ancient speaker's first-person recollection should be labeled testimony, not proof of exact fleet positions, the duration of the siege, or independent confirmation of every claimed supernatural act.
Historical judgment: Is Khem Val an impartial historian of Hord's conquests?
Correction and explanation: No. He was a committed participant and admirer whose account emphasizes Sith military achievement.
Reference: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Codex: Tomb of Tulak Hord; Khem Val dialogue; The Old Republic Encyclopedia. Review reference history →. Specific printed page numbers and historical claims need independent source verification.
Sources and further reading
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia.
- Battle of Yn, Wookieepedia
- Battle of Chabosh, Wookieepedia