The noble house of Bakarn, previously known as Bakvalen, resided on the planet of Corellia, establishing their residence at Bakvalen Hall within Axial Park. Before the era of the Great Galactic War, Jhaka, the eldest daughter of the family, became a pilot for the Republic, adopting the Bakarn name after being disowned by her father. Following Jhaka's heroic death while commanding her squadron to victory against a warlord located in the Outer Rim Territories, her father altered the family's surname to Bakarn as a tribute. Syo Bakarn, a Jedi Master and Child of the Sith Emperor, descended from this lineage.