B5 Category: Wars & Events
The turning points of galactic history — wars that reshaped civilizations, and moments that defined the ages.
Every conflict recorded here marks another step in the long road to the Interstellar Alliance.
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Dilgar War
Read more: Dilgar WarThe Dilgar War was a brutal conflict in the early 2230s, as the expansionist Dilgar Imperium waged genocidal campaigns against the League of Non-Aligned Worlds—until the Earth Alliance intervened, reshaping interstellar politics and its own emerging role among the younger races.
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Earth Civil War
Read more: Earth Civil WarThe Earth Civil War (2260–2261) was a bloody internal conflict within the Earth Alliance, as Captain John Sheridan and the Babylon 5 resistance fought to overthrow President Clark’s authoritarian regime, end martial law, and restore free government to Earth.
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Earth–Minbari War
Read more: Earth–Minbari WarThe Earth–Minbari War (2245–2248) was a devastating conflict sparked by a tragic first contact incident, as the technologically superior Minbari Federation drove humanity to the brink of extinction—only to halt their genocidal campaign at the Battle of the Line for reasons kept secret for years.
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First Shadow War
Read more: First Shadow WarThe First Shadow War was an ancient, galaxy-spanning conflict between the Shadows, the Vorlons, and their proxy races—shaping the evolution of the younger civilizations and setting the stage for the later Shadow War seen in the Babylon 5 era.
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Narn–Centauri War
Read more: Narn–Centauri WarThe Narn–Centauri War (2259–2260) was a brutal resurgence of the centuries-old conflict between the Narn Regime and the Centauri Republic, culminating in the Centauri reconquest of Narn through orbital bombardment, mass civilian casualties, and harsh occupation that destabilized the entire Babylon 5 era.
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Second Shadow War
Read more: Second Shadow WarThe Second Shadow War (2258–2261) was the climactic return of the ancient Shadows and their dark allies, as Babylon 5 and the Army of Light united the younger races at Coriana VI to force both Vorlons and Shadows to withdraw and choose a new path for the galaxy.