The Kaligari Republic came into being early in the First Age, soon after the Terran Empire was founded. Like the Terran Empire, the Terrans on Kalos discovered the systems around theirs to be already populated by other Terran civilisations. While the Terran Empire chose the path of conquest by force, the Kaligari Republic chose dominance through trade. By the time of their first encounter with the Terran Empire, the two powers were roughly equal in both territory and martial prowess. Whether the Kaligari sold out, got conquered, or somehow bought the Terran Empire is a very divisive question. it suffices to say that the two empires merged and shared a power base...