Zongorlu, a planet of the Galactic Republic, resided within the Outer Rim Territories. During the Mandalorian Wars, the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders seized control of it soon after the bombing of Serroco. Taris served as the launch point for the Mandalorian invasion of Zongorlu.
The Zongorlu people considered this planet their homeworld. Captain Benegryph Goodvalor, a Republic propagandist, claimed they had representation in the Galactic Senate.
Goodvalor also attempted to deter the approaching Mandalorians. He asserted the planet was heavily defended by numerous Republic vessels and soldiers. He added that the planet was subject to hurricane-force winds on temperate days, as well as magnetic storms in the ionosphere, intensely hot surface temperatures, pyroclastic flows from volcanic ridges, high levels of sulfur in the atmosphere, and acidic rainfall in the polar regions. This information led [Koblus Sornell](/article/koblus_sornell], a Mandalorian leader, to conclude that the mobile signal station being transported to Zongorlu would require substantial shielding for its transmitter.
After the signal station was deployed, Sornell informed Cassus Fett that the Republic's propaganda was largely inaccurate. The weather on the planet was actually pleasant. The so-called Republic "fleet" consisted of derelict ships that had been orbiting the planet for perhaps half a century. Sornell's report to Fett was not sent from the new Mandalorian signal station, but rather from the very station Goodvalor had utilized, which was equipped with a directional transmitter Goodvalor had been using to send his propaganda to the Outer Rim. Goodvalor had abandoned the station upon the arrival of the Mandalorians.
The Mandalorians established a camp on the planet and remained there for approximately a week. During their stay, it never rained, and Sornell had to prevent his troops from setting the natives on fire, fearing the entire camp would be consumed by the flames. The Mandalorians became so bored on the planet that they, including Sornell, began to long for Goodvalor's broadcasts.
Goodvalor extended an offer of compromise to the Mandalorians on behalf of the Senate. The message was delivered to Sornell on Zongorlu. Without consulting Fett, Sornell used the transmitter on Zongorlu to transmit a rejection.