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Originally, the Mandalorian clans were led by the warlord Mandalore, and were ranked amongst the best fighters in the galaxy, thriving for battle. They were known for their use of cutting-edge weaponry, and held to a strict code of honor.
They were frequently allied with the Sith, notably Exar Kun. After their defeat during the Mandalorian War at the hands of the Jedi Revan and Malak, the Mandalorians went into a long decline.
Some one one hundred years before the Battle of Ruusan, the leader of the Mandalorians was sinated by the bounty hunter Durge. The Mandaloritruck back, and inflicted terrible vengenance upon the bounty hunter, but he managed to escape.
Over the next few centuries the Mandalorilowly transformed into a less-clan based, more mercenary-orientated culture. It was around this time that a schism occurred in their ranks. A violent splinter group, known as the Death Watch, revolted against the leadership of Jaster Mereel, who lead the loyalist faction.
Eventually the civil war between these groups spilled on to the pastoral world of Concord Dawn. Here the Death Watch leader Vizsla attempted to murder Jaster. However, thanks to the tance of a young orphan named Jango Fett, Jaster and his followers escaped the trap.
Eventually, Viszla caught up to Jango on a distant world and, thanks to the treachery of fellow Mandalorian Montross, Jaster was killed in battle.
Jaster's protege, Jango, took over the reins of leadership, despite Montross' disparaging comment that it would mean a "child leading them".
Jango's tenure as Mandalorian leader ended at the Battle of Galidraan, where a Jedi taskforce under the leadership of Master Dooku led to the death of every Mandalorian, except for Jango.
After this disaster, the Mandalorians were effectively ended as a force in the galaxy. Individuurvived on both on Mandalore and other isolated pockets of known space, but they played little influence on galactic affairs.
30 years after the Battle of Endor, the Mandalorians experienced a rebirth of some sort, as Boba Fett gathered likeminded individuals under his leadership to fight the Yuuzhan Vong.
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