The Taris Siege was the name given to the Mandalorian invasion of the Outer Rim planet of Taris in 3963 BBY, one of the first major offensives in the Mandalorian Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders. A world filled with Republic business interests, Taris was threatened by the growing Mandalorian empire on the Outer Rim and was subsequently granted full Republic membership and an unreasonably long, undermanned security cordon in the months leading up to the battle. Taris' security situation was untenable, and after the massacre of several Jedi Padawans at Taris' Jedi Tower led to the removal of Jedi presence on the world and the breakdown of social order, Mandalore the Ultimate finally took the initiative to attack. After opening a path to Taris by invading n