The Original History Behind the Mandalorians' Wars Against the Jedi

The world of Mandalore has a long and complicated history in Star Wars , and perhaps even more complicated than the story of its peoples’ wars among themselves are their wars united against a common foe: the Galactic Republic, and the Jedi Order that served it. But outside of allusions and artwork, the story of what defined these conflicts has gone largely untouched in contemporary Star Wars continuity, as the focus returned to Mandalore’s restoration in the post-Imperial era. In the former canon of the Expanded Universe, however, the Mandalorians carved a defining path across the galaxy—in a series of wars that would reshape the Jedi and the Old Republic forever.

The Forging of Mandalore

The story of the Mandalorian Crusades is defined, in part, by the creation of the Mandalo