The Galactic Empire, also known as the New Order, the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine's Empire, the Universal Imperium, the Imperium, or simply as The Empire, is the universal government that was established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in 19 BBY, from the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Dimensions. A very massive and extensive organization, the Empire has a large government bureaucracy and extensive military forces, comprised of countless numbers of troops, capital starships, superweapons, and the like. The Death Star, the Galaxy Gun, the World Devastator, and the Sun Crusher are the Empire's primary weapons. Controlling over one hundred million dimensions throughout the known Universe, the Empire has become known as an oppressive and destructive government. The follo