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Bavinyar was a planet known for the stubborn, independent spirit of its people.<ref name=":0">[[Twilight of the Jedi I: The Dying Day]]</ref>

== Description ==
Bavinyar was a beautiful, blue world.<ref name=":0" /> It had 87 inhabited islands, the second-largest of which was [[Waylar]], with over 100,000 inhabitants.<ref name=":0" /> The largest was [[Cephalia]], with several hundred thousand. The island of [[Maressa]] had 35,000 people and was just south of Cephalia.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
Bavinyar was settled circa 122 BBY, by human colonists who fled the influence of the [[Galactic Republic]]. During the [[Clone Wars]], Bavinyar allied with the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]], as its people were fiercely independent.<ref name=":0" />

It was conquered by the [[Galactic Empire]], but many rogue elements of the [[Bavinyar Defense Force]] fled to form the [[Bavinyar Avengers]], continuing the battle against the Empire. To draw them out, [[Octavian Grant]] blockaded Bavinyar and began to bombard its settlements from orbit.<ref name=":0" /> First, he destroyed [[Waylar]], and he destroyed 14 more islands, including [[Maressa]], during the blockade. After Syne's forces destroyed the two [[Immobilzer-class Cruiser|interdictors]] in orbit, many Bavinyari were able to flee aboard their ships, and others, particularly those in Cephalia, boarded the ''[[Chu'unthor]]'', which took them safely offworld. They hid from the Empire on a variety of uncharted and backwater worlds, spreading out in order to escape its vengeance.<ref name=":0" />

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