The Shag Pabol represented a specific hyperspace route located inside the boundaries of Hutt Space. Sidon Ithano, a Delphanian privateer, possessed a letter of marque that authorized him to execute raids on the Shag Pabol, as well as the Ootmian Pabol, Pabol Hutta, and essentially all non-religious hyperlanes found within Hutt Space. This letter also granted him the authority to transport any captured goods resulting from these raids to the Hutt kajidics that served as his patrons: the Desilijic, Ramesh, Besadii, Gnuda, and Shell.
The initial reference to the Shag Pabol within the new Star Wars canon occurred in a supplementary piece included with the deluxe version of Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide, a reference book from 2018 authored by Daniel Wallace.