

The Federation played a major role in the Clone Wars for its allegiance to the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Toward the end of the Republic, it would become increasingly dominated by the commerce-savvy Neimoidians. The Federation grew to dominate entire star systems and all major trade routes, and possessed a formidable private military. The Trade Federation was a very powerful Republic commerce guild, trade cartel, megacorporation, and lobbying group that was founded in 350 BBY as an association of business and trade groups with its own commercial trade fleet.
