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primary planet in the Ghorman System, it was the site of a massacre in which the newly-named Emperor Palpatine wiped out the planet's populace. Located in the Sern Sector, just outside the Core Worlds, Ghorman's populace was not in favor of the Empire. Moff Willhuf Tarkin wiped out a group of protesters by landing his warship on them for no apparent reason, other than to help Palpatine establish his evil presence in the galaxy. Note that Rebellion places Ghorman in the Sesswenna Sector. The massacre was a rallying cry for early leaders of the Alliance, including Mon Mothma. The Empire later established a base there. When the Alliance learned of the base's construction, it sent out a squadron of starfighters, which eliminated a number of supply ships and delayed the completion of the base for an entire year.