During the time of the Clone Wars, a war that pitted the Galactic Republic against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Separatist forces enacted a significant blockade of the planet Quermia. This world, though aligned with the Republic, found itself encircled by the Confederacy because of its placement within Separatist-controlled territories. The blockade ceased when the Confederacy collapsed at the end of the Clone Wars, leading to Quermia being governed by the Galactic Empire.