Galactic Federation

The Galactic Federation was a republican government that controlled much of the known galaxy for centuries. Most of the information about the Federation was lost or destroyed during the subsequent period of Imperial rule. What little information that was known was declared a state secret by the Althmark Dynasty and kept out of the hands of all but the ruling elite. However, it was known that the Federation expanded from the Core Worlds, with the city-planet of Coruscant being its capital, and explored the rest of the galaxy. The Federation was thought to be by future historians as the first galaxy-wide civilization, and was responsible for exploring and connecting the Expansion Region, Mid Rim, and Outer Rim Territories during a period known as the "Golden Age of the Federation."

However, the Federation eventually began to fall apart after years of economic mismanagement and corruption. A war broke out with the secessionist systems, known as the "Separatists," with the fighting being done between the Federation's clone army and the Separatist droid forces. Both factions eventually suffered a collapse due to infighting and economic ruin, resulting in many systems becoming independent states and former generals carving out their own territories as warlords. This period was known as the "Warlord Era," and saw the Federation reduced to only the Core Worlds some of the Colonies.

It was during that time that a former rear admiral of the Federation Navy, Beorthram Althmark, took control of what remained of the state and reformed it into the Galactic Empire, proclaiming himself emperor. Possessing the largest military and great strategic ability, Beorthram the Great conquered much of the known galaxy and made the Empire into the Federation's successor state. However, the New Republic, formed 347 years after the Empire's founding, challenged this claim and declared that it was the only legitimate successor to the democratic republicanism of the Federation.

Federation Navy
The Federation was known to have maintained a substantial naval force during its existence. Local law enforcement was handled by planetary defense forces (PDFs), but the central government on Coruscant maintained its own fleet that was capable of rapid reaction to major emergencies. It became much larger during the war with the Separatists, and PDFs were placed under its direct command.

Clone Army
An army of clone soldiers was created to serve as the ground forces during the war, as the Federation had no standing army, with law enforcement performed by local militias and PDFs.