The Ebenmal system existed within the Irnaj sector, which itself was situated in the Mid Rim region. This system housed the planetoid known as Ebenmal, the site of the battle fought between the forces of the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
While the planetoid Ebenmal received a mention in a databank entry associated with the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II during 2010, the Ebenmal system itself remained unmentioned until 2011, when an update was released for the Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion. This online companion served as an appendix intended to augment the reference book The Essential Atlas.