Tokursh, situated on the planet Mandalore within the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy, served as a significant cultural homeworld for the Mandalorians. This particular area held substantial deposits of untouched beskar iron ore, a detail that quickly garnered the interest of the Galactic Empire following its foundation. The Empire proposed a deal to both the Mandalorian clans and the MandalMotors corporation, offering a sum of eight million credits in exchange for the sole privilege to extract resources from the Tokursh region.
The region of Tokursh made its initial appearance in Star Wars canon within the pages of Imperial Commando: 501st, a novel released in 2009 and penned by author Karen Traviss.
The name Tokursh seemingly originates from the Mando'a language, with a possible connection to the term to'kursh, which translates to "orchard".