Feudalism

The government of the Mid Rim planet Toydaria was a feudal monarchy. In accordance with an ancient feudal system, the lands were ruled by Toydarian royalty. During the Galactic Civil War, the city Riar had been governed by the Reeol line for about one hundred years and was then both ruled and nominally owned by Baron Reeol.

The feudal Empire had a system of government structured around individuals and clans pledging their loyalty to lords who ruled them. The lords could themselves be affiliated with higher-ranking individuals, such as the Emperor or the Emperor's sons and heirs, the princes. The Jedi Knights of the Jedi clans were also pledged to the service of particular lords.

The system was practiced by the time of the failed Sith rebellion in which the Sith, a breakaway sect of former Jedi who sought control of their own destiny, revolted against multiple aspects of the government, such as the cycle of constant warfare between quarreling lords. The rebellion gave rival lords cause to form alliances and unite in opposition to the Sith. After the rebellion failed, the Empire was stronger than it had been in centuries. Another outcome was the elevation of Jedi Knights to the rank of Jedi lords.

Feudalism was first mentioned as a feudal monarchy in the Star Wars canon continuity within Ghosts of Dathomir, a 2017 sourcebook for Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying Game.

Feudalism appeared and was featured prominently, but not identified as such, in Ronin: A Visions Novel, a 2021 novel by Emma Mieko Candon that expands on the world of the Star Wars: Visions short film "The Duel." The form of feudalism practiced in the Empire was specifically based on Japanese feudalism as practiced in the history of Japan.