Mandalorian

The Mandolorians were a worrior cult lead by a single leader known as Mandolor in the Star Wars universe.

They were originally devided into different clans (although they were still under Mandalors leadership).

Although prodominantly human Mandalorians were a collection of multiple species including Wookiees and Twi'leks ( and possily trandoshans).

around 4000 years prior to the events of A New Hope the Mandalorians reached their hight of power, and ( possibly with Sith interfeirance) declared war on the Republic.

Brushing aside the Republic's navy they conquerd many worlds in their search for power (although they were eventualy stopped with the death of mandalor).

Another engagement the Mandalorians participated in was the new Sith wars,(The Mandalorians being lead by a Mandalor who was also a Sith) again agianst the Republic.

In later years the Mandalorians became a mercinary army for hire under a succesion of leaders, the final two being; Jaster Mereel and Jango Fett.

The Mandalorians were eventualy extinguished as a fighting force during an ambush involving a jedi called Count Dooku and their enemies the Death Watch at the battle of Galidraan, in which most of the captured ended up imprisoned in a maximum security prison on an asteroid called Oovo IV.

However some Mandalorians are known to have escaped either being captured or from the prison itself, these include Jango Fett, Montros and Chopp'aa Notimo.

Although defeated, the Mandalorians lived on in their enemies the Death Watch who themselves were founded by a Mandalorian splinter group led by Tor Vizsla.