Kashyyyk

Kashyyyk is a Jungle Planet in the Outer Rim that is notable for being the homeworld of the Wookies.

Political Upheavals
The planet went through great strife from intergalactic involvement on the planet during the Clone Wars, Rise of the Empire, and Imperial Regime

Droid Attack on the Wookies
Kashyyyk was a major battleground during the Clone Wars. It was of strategic importance for it's connection to several hyperspace lanes in the Outer Rim as well as its wealth of natural resources, namely oil.

Enslavement of Wookies
During the reign of the Empire, the Wookies were subjugated and enslaved, forced into hard labour. Some of them were made to work on the Death Star.