This timeline has been designed to provide a near complete timeline of the Star Wars galaxy containing material from books to movies to comics, etc.
| Date | Event | Related movie,book,comics,etc. | |
| -25,000 | The first hyperdrive is invented. The first galaxy wide government is formed; the Old Republic. The Jedi Knights appear and a period of galactic peace and expansion begins. | - | |
| -5000 | Naga Sadow rules as Dark Lord of the Sith. | Golden Age of the Sith | |
| -4,990 | Fall of the Sith Empire. Naga Sadow leads the Sith into hiding on Yavin IV. | - | |
| -4,400 | Freedon Nadd comes to Onderon to rule, bringing with him the dark power of the Sith. | - | |
| -4,350 | The Beast Wars on Onderon begin. | - | |
| -4,000 | Jedi Knights, including Ulic Qel-Droma, intercede in the Beast Wars of Onderon. Andur Sunrider dies. | Tales of the Jedi | |
| -3,996 | The Freedon Nadd uprising | The Freedon Nadd Uprising | |
| -3,991 | Exar Kun becomes a Dark Lord of the Sith, Ulic Qel-Droma is put on trial. The Cron system is destroyed during the Sith War. | The Sith War | |
| -896 | Yoda, the Jedi Master is born | - | |
| -200 | Chewbacca the Wookiee is born on Kasyyyk. | - | |
| -112 | C-3P0 is activated | - | |
| -60 | Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi is born | - | |
| -55 | Anakin Skywalker is born. | - | |
| -48 | Senator and Leader of the Alliance Mon Mothma is born on Chandrila. | - | |
| -35 | The Clone Wars end. | - | |
| -32 |
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Star Wars: Episode I (soon to be movie) | |
| -29 | Han Solo is born on Corellia. The Old Republic falls into a dark period of corruption and social injustice paving the way for Senator Palpitine's rise to power. | - | |
| -22 |
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Star Wars: Episode II (soon to be movie) | |
| -20 |
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Star Wars: Episode III (soon to be movie) | |
| -18 | Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are born and placed in hiding. The Jedi Knights are hunted down and killed. Stirings of Rebellion begin. | - | |
| -5 | Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, C-3P0 and R2-D2 adventure the galaxy. | Droids, Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka, Han Solo at Star's End, Han Solo's Revenge, Han Solo and the Lost Legacy | |
| 0 | Luke Skywalker meets Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Battle of Yavin occurs, resulting in the destruction of the first Death Star. Leia goes undercover. Luke and Leia are confronted by Vader in search of a jedi artifact. | Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, Tales of the Mos Eisley Cantina, River of Chaos, Splinter of the Mind's Eye | |
| 3 | The Battle of Hoth is fought. Han Solo is given to Boba Fett and turned over to Jabba the Hutt. The crime lord Xizor attempts to kill Luke to keep Vader from capturing him, but Xizor is the one who dies. Ewoks, R2 and 3P0 have some adventures. | Tales of the Bounty Hunters, Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Shadows of the Empire, Ewoks, Ewoks: Caravan of Courage, Ewoks: Battle for Endor, Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour, Ewoks, Droids: The Great Heep | |
| 4 | Jabba the Hutt is overthrown and killed. The Galatic Civil War ends with the Battle of Endor, destruction of the second Death Star, and the (first) death of the Emporer. Anakin Skywalker dies. The New Republic is formed. | Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Tales from Jabba's Palace | |
| 5 | The Ssi-Ruuk attempt to overthrow the planet Bakura, but Imperial and New Republic forces join together to defeat the threat. | The Truce at Bakura, The Glove of Darth Vader, The Lost City of the Jedi, Zorba the Hutt's Revenge, Mission from Mount Yoda, Queen of the Empire, Prophets of the Dark Side | |
| 7 | The continuing adventures of Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron. Boba Fett hunts down and kills Jodo Kast. | Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair, Operation: Tatooine, Warrior Princess, Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction, Rogue Squadron, Wedge's Gamble, X-Wing Rogue Squadron, The Krytos Trap, The Bacta War | |
| 8 | Han Solo and Leia Organa are married. Luke finds an ancient jedi ship and the witches of Dathomir. | The Courtship of Princess Leia | |
| 9 | Grand Admiral Thrawn resurfaces, solidifying the Imperial Navy, but is defeated by the New Republic and killed by his own bodyguard. Joruus C'boath surfaces and is killed. Mara Jade makes herself known. Jaina and Jacen Solo are born. | Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command | |
| 10 | The Emperor returns in a clone body and unleashes the World Devastators, and later the Galaxy Gun. He is finally defeated by a group of Jedi Knights including Luke Skywalker. Anakin Solo is born. Boba Fett collects on some interesting bounties. | Dark Empire, Dark Empire II, Boba Fett: Bounty on Bar Kooda, When the Fat Lady Swings, Empire's End | |
| 11 | Luke Skywalker establishes the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV. The Sun Crusher is unleashed. Exar Kun is defeated and destroyed on Yavin IV. Admiral Daala leaves the Maw Installation but is defeated. | Jedi Search, Dark Apprentice, Champions of the Force | |
| 12 | Luke meets Callista. The Eye of Palpitine is defeated. Admiral Daala and Vice-Admiral Paelleon form an alliance with the feuding Imperial warlords. The Hutts build Darksaber, a modified version of the Death Star. Crix Madine dies. Luke searches for Callista, Leia is captured and they are forced to defeat the Death Seed and a new enemy. | Children of the Jedi, Darksaber, Planet of Twillight | |
| 14 | Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin are kidnapped. Leia, R2, and Chewie mount a rescue. Han and Luke search for a lost group of Jedi, but instead find an alien named Waru. | The Crystal Star | |
| 15 | The Black Fleet, consisting of 40 Imperial class Star Destroyers controlled by the Yevetha, with the purpose of reclaiming New Republic sectors, declares war on the Republic. Luke begins a quest to find the whereabouts of his mother. | Before the Storm, Shield of Lies, Tyrant's Test | |
| 16 | Millions are killed as a forgotten enemy launches his plan for the galaxy while a new rebellion threatens the New Republic. | The New Rebellion | |
| 18 | The government of the Corellian system is overturned, and a war within the system breaks out. | Ambush at Corellia, Assault at Selonia, Showdown at Centerpoint | |
| 19 |
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Specter of the Past, The Hand of Thrawn | |
| 23+ | The Solo kids, Lowie, and Tenel Ka fight the Second Imperium while training to be Jedi Knights. | Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force, Shadow Academy, The Lost Ones, Lightsabers, Darkest Knight, Jedi Under Siege, Shards of Alderaan, Diversity Alliance |
Thanx to Joshua Stechschulte for creating this timeline.