During the era of the Galactic Civil War, a significant battle unfolded in the skies above Cianap, pitting the forces of the Alliance to Restore the Republic against those of the Galactic Empire. As the conflict raged, Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1 sustained critical damage, compelling him to execute an emergency landing on Cianap. Ultimately, the Imperial forces emerged victorious, initiating an operation to retrieve Vader from the planet's surface.