
He fought not only the Republic, but the forces of his chief rival, Ludo Kressh, and was forced to destroy his own fleet to cover his escape. His successor, Naga Sadow, provoked war with the Republic, and installed himself as the leader of the Sith Empire. The Great Hyperspace War was instigated when two Republic hyperspace explorers accidentally crash-landed on the Sith graveyard planet Korriban during the funeral procession of Marka Ragnos. The latter were prequels that covered the Great Hyperspace War, which happened a thousand years earlier. The first books released covered the Great Sith War (3,996 BBY, or Before the Battle of Yavin). The series represented the earliest chronological Star Wars stories until the publication of the Dawn of the Jedi series of comics and novels. They are part of the fictional Star Wars expanded universe, and cover the Great Sith War and the Great Hyperspace War. Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics between 19. Later issues in the initial story arc were subtitled Knights of the Old Republic. Dave Dorman's cover art for the first issue of Tales of the Jedi.
