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The '''Taiidan''' are the antagonist faction in the original [[Homeworld]] game and are the opponents to the [[The_Kushan|Kushan]] exiles, returning from their banishment. At its peak, the '''Taiidan Empire''' controlled 150 star systems.

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==Prehistory==

(contracted; show full)rs, the '''Taiidan''' became increasingly corrupt, suffering from internal decay, and political stagnation. Led by the Mad  Emperor Riesstiu IV at the time of the events of Homeworld, the Taiidan Empire held 150 star systems in its grasp and fielded at least 137 [[Taiidan Carrier|"Saarkin Cho"]] heavy carriers. The Taiidan Assembly of Lords, a parlimentary body roughly equivalent to the old Hiigaran Daiamid, by now served only to approve the Emperor's mandates. 
Shortly before the events of Homeworld, theGalactic relations between the Taiidan and other races had gotten so bad by now that even the enigmatic Bentusi had cut off contact with the '''Taiidan Empire'''.

At this time, the Emperor commanded a significant starfleet as well as the services of the pirate Turanic Raiders. After discovering the Kushan [[Mothership]] conducting its hyperspace test, a fleet was deployed to [[Kharak]] and destroyed the planet using the forbidden Atmosphere Deprivation Device.

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==[[Homeworld 2]] Era==

After the Hiigarans re-established their Empire, the remnants of the '''Taiidan Empire'''  were assimilated into the forces of the [[Vagyr]] warlord Makaan. The '''Taiidan Republic''' are not mentioned, but Taiidani elements in ship design are in the new Hiigaran ships, making it likely that they existed within the Hiigaran Empire

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