In the year 20 BBY, a brief battle transpired within the walls of the Royal Palace located in Naboo's capital city, Theed. This confrontation involved Count Dooku, the Head of State for the Confederacy of Independent Systems and a clandestine Sith Lord, against Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Master operating under the alias Rako Hardeen, and Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi Knight. The Jedi's mission was to liberate Sheev Palpatine, the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, from Dooku's kidnapping attempt. This attempt was initiated after his [plan](/article/plan_to_kidnap_chancellor_palpatine] involving a team of bounty hunters to abduct Palpatine had failed. Despite the Jedi successfully rescuing the Chancellor, Dooku managed to evade capture.