A Sith uprising served as the initial move in Exar Kun's scheme to bring back a Sith Golden Age to the galaxy, as told in Dark Lord of the Sith. Kun's machinations centered around the previous Masters of various Jedi Knights, each influenced by spirits tied to the dark side. From the moon of Yavin 4, nine Sith Acolytes departed, poised to commit murders against their former instructors. Throughout the galaxy, these Jedi Masters were caught off guard due to the surprise attacks launched by the Sith; Kun himself even slew his own Master right on Coruscant, within the Senate Hall of the Galactic Senate. Although the citizens of the Republic experienced a drop in morale, the casualties from Exar Kun's Sith uprising were relatively low, which pushed the Jedi Order to intensify their efforts to bring an end to the Dark Lord's Sith War.