▁Emperor ▁Rudolf ▁I , ▁absolute ▁monarch ▁of ▁the ▁renamed ▁Gal actic ▁Empire , ▁and ▁rest arts ▁the ▁calendar ▁again , ▁starting ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Calendar ▁on ▁SE ▁ 3 1 0 / AD ▁ 3 1 1 0 . ▁Rudolf ▁adopt s ▁extrem ist ▁policies ▁including ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁any ▁opposition ▁and ▁the ▁ex termin ation ▁of ▁anyone ▁perce ived ▁too ▁weak , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁disabled ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁pover ty , ▁which ▁he ▁carried ▁out ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁IC ▁ 4 2 / SE ▁ 3 5 1 / AD ▁ 3 1 5 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁moves ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁to ▁the ▁planet ▁Od in , ▁third ▁planet ▁in ▁the ▁Val hal la ▁system . ▁ ▁In ▁IC ▁ 1 6 4 / SE ▁ 4 7 3 / AD ▁ 3 2 7 3 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ser fs ▁in ▁the ▁Al ta ir ▁star ▁system ▁manage ▁to ▁escape ▁capt ivity ▁and ▁make ▁" the ▁Long ▁March ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Light - Year s " ▁into ▁the ▁S ag itt arius ▁Arm ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Or ion ▁Arm . ▁These ▁people ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Free ▁Plan ets ▁Alliance , ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁republic , ▁using ▁the ▁Space ▁Era ▁calendar , ▁found ing ▁the ▁Alliance ▁in ▁SE ▁ 5 2 7 / IC ▁ 2 1 8 / AD ▁ 3 3 2 7 ▁on ▁the ▁planet ▁He iness en