Han was born in the Zanzibar's capital, Haishang. Most Zanzibariens have their surname as a combination of their mothers first half of her last name combined with the fathers second half of his last name. For example, Ban-Gan and Xi-Kwong make Ban-Kwong. Han was an exception as his mother had died giving birth, while Lanya Farnds and Noors Jarv were exceptions due to their mixed heritage. Han grew up with his third cousin Lanya, and the two grew close, eventually falling in love with each other. His father was a Zanzibar Knight, a Jedi who was from Zanzibar, used a vibrosword in place of a lightsaber and used the Zanzibarien sword style of Umarai. As such, he was never there for Han much, and they distance grew during the Yuuzhan Vong war, leaving Han to turn into a smuggler for a brief pe