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this planet was the homeworld of the Kubaz, and was the fifth planet orbiting the sun Ku'Bakai. Because Kubindi orbited very close to Ku'Bakai, the frequent solar flares razed the planet's surface, destroying much of the plant and animal life. The primary survivors of the flares were insects, of which there were millions of species on the planet by the time of the Galactic Civil War. Other creatures that managed to survive evolved into insect-eaters, like the Kubaz, which also inhabited the 6th, 8th, and 11th worlds in the Ku'Bakai system. However, it was only the poor or disgraced Kubaz that still clung to existence on Kubindi. Note that Star Wars Missions #6 - The Search for Grubba the Hutt indicates that Kubindi was a thriving world, with green farmland being intermixed with lush, purple jungles and wide rivers. It also explains that Kubindi was only "newly discovered" at the time of the Battle of Yavin. Kubindi was located in the Calaron Sector. The day on Kubindi lasted 48 standard hours, and it year encompassed 420 local days. The planet was overtaken by the Yuuzhan Vong some twenty-seven years after the Battle of Yavin, following the subjugation of Falleen and Rodia. Kyp Durron and his group of vigilantes, Kyp's Dozen, held off the alien invaders long enough for every spaceworthy ship to flee the planet. It was believed that the Kubaz were attractive targets to the Yuuzhan Vong because of their history of genetic manuipulation of insects. However, the Yuuzhan Vong exterminated virtually every insect species cultivated by the Kubaz, and reformed Kubindi for their own needs. Note that this planet is named Kubindin in Secrets of Tatooine.