Bothawui, situated in the Bothan Space section of the Mid Rim in the galaxy, was a gas giant encircled by an asteroid field and rings. Due to its strategic significance during the Clone Wars, a battle took place there between Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous, which stopped a Separatist advance. Later in the conflict, coinciding with the Galactic Republic's defeat on Ryloth, another battle occurred at Bothawui, resulting in significant Republic casualties.
Despite the considerable distance separating Bothawui and Eriadu, the planet where Wilhuff Tarkin resided, some of the individuals who instructed the human Tarkin in the operation of starships came from Bothawui. Much later, the Imperial Navy diverted Imperial assets from Bothawui to address Tarkin's corvette, Carrion Spike, following its theft by dissidents.