In the year 228 BBY, the Nihil, a group of pirates, initiated a seizure of Naboo, successfully invading the Mid Rim planet of Naboo. Following the expansion of the Stormwall defense by the Eye of the Nihil, Marchion Ro, the planet was enveloped by the Nihil's Occlusion Zone within space. Subsequently, forces commanded by General Abediah Viess assumed control of Naboo after the surrender of both the regional and planetary administrations. The incumbent Naboo queen successfully fled with assistance from her guard, entering a state of concealment. In that same year, the Jedi Order and the Republic Defense Coalition freed Naboo from the Nihil's control.
The Naboo takeover is referenced within The High Republic: Temptation of the Force, a novel from 2024 authored by Tessa Gratton and released as a component of Phase III of the Star Wars: The High Republic transmedia initiative.