The Battle of Circumtore transpired circa 1 ABY between a group of bounty hunters commanded by Boba Fett, who were unarmed, and a team of mercenaries employed by Gheeta, the Hutt. This conflict initiated numerous alterations within the Bounty Hunters' Guild, the effects of which continued to be felt for years afterward.
Oph Nar Dinnid, an individual of the Lyunesi species, was discovered to be engaged in a romantic relationship with the favored concubine of a Supreme Liege-lord within the Narrant system. With a substantial bounty placed on his capture, Dinnid sought refuge in the Circumtore system, where he found sanctuary with the Shell Hutts. The bounty hunter group consisting of Bossk, IG-88, Zuckuss, and D'harhan, under the leadership of Boba Fett, made their way toward Circumtore.
Gheeta, the Shell Hutt acting in the capacity of a political emissary, informed the bounty hunters that they would be permitted to proceed to the surface of Circumtore only after relinquishing their weaponry. Following considerable hesitation on the part of D'harhan and the other bounty hunters, they surrendered their arms and journeyed to the planet's surface. During the voyage, Fett recounted to Zuckuss an incident in which he had previously incurred Gheeta's displeasure by thwarting Gheeta's attempt to murder the architect responsible for the majority of Circumtore's construction.
Upon being escorted into the main reception area, the bounty hunters realized they had been deceived by Gheeta, who sought retribution against Boba Fett. In addition to murdering Dinnid, Gheeta had also enlisted a mercenary army to eliminate Fett and his fellow unarmed bounty hunters. After activating and detonating a collection of concealed explosives integrated into the hall by the architect, and retrieving a buried power rod, Fett armed the inoperable laser cannon incorporated into D'harhan's chest and obliterated the mercenaries. The bounty hunter and slaver Bossk also managed to eliminate several mercenaries before sustaining a non-fatal chest injury.
D'harhan, whom Fett identified as the last of his species, was fatally wounded by multiple laser rifle blasts to his chest. His final words, addressed to Fett, were: "I can stop now, but you still must go on."
Gheeta was killed by D'harhan's concluding laser discharge, much to the relief of the other Shell Hutts, who believed he had overstepped the boundaries of his authority.
Cradossk, the leader of the Bounty Hunters' Guild and Bossk's father, feared his son's potential takeover of the guild and conspired to bring about his death on Circumtore. Upon discovering this plot, Bossk confronted his father, murdered him, and then consumed his remains, thereby dividing the guild into two opposing factions and effectively neutralizing its power.