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**Trantor**


Distance from Core	0 light years
Region	Core Worlds
Orbital period	Over 360 Galactic standard days
Rotation period	1.08 Galactic standard days
Number of suns	1
Number of moons	0
Species	Human
Main language	Galactic standard
Population	45 billion
Points of Interest	Imperial palace, Dome's Edge Hotel, Imperial Library
Affiliation	Galactic Empire

Trantor is a fictional world in the Foundation Universe (comprised of the Robot, Galactic Empire, and Foundation series) by Isaac Asimov.

This article, Trantor, contains spoilers. Be forewarned, plot and/or ending details follow. Asimov says you decide.

History

Trantor has a very long history first as the throne of the Kingdom of Trantor and later as the administrative center of the galaxy.

Pre-imperium

Although the books don't mention the exact date of the founding of the empire they often speak of 20,000 years before as the best estimate for pre-imperial times. During this time the known galaxy was split into many kingdoms which lived in a feudal system (similar to that of the Kingdom of Anacreon after the founding of First and Second Foundations). One of the kingdoms was the Kingdom of Trantor, the head of which was Trantor itself.

Post-imperium

Once the Galactic Empire was founded the capital became Trantor for several reasons.

Trantor was as close to the center of the galaxy as a planet can be
- In fact, all distances from "core" are marked from Trantor
Trantor was already an important place as the capital of a power kingdom

Trantor then became the most power planet in the galaxy with quotes like "All roads lead to Trantor, and that is where all stars end" showing its general importance that lasted for over 20 millennium.

Fall of the Empire

The fall of the empire was first noted by Eto Demerzal, the Emperor Cleon's First Minister. However, like any sudden deterioration, the Empire was in its golden age during the period that Eto Demerzal noted this. The Empire, specifically on Trantor with its population of over 40 billion, was becoming too administrative and was beginning to ignore the upkeep of itself. First the crime rate shot up, then various infrastructure began to fail, and the Empire fell.

Second Foundation's role on Trantor

During the fall of the Empire the Second Foundation was founded by Wanda Seldon through Hari Seldon. These mental scientists were kept secret and set up their base of operation in the Imperial Library.

The Sack of Trantor

A couple of centuries after the fall of the Empire, Trantor was finally attacked and destroyed by several different warring kingdoms. Only the Imperial Sector was spared through the Second Foundation's actions. The only native Trantorians, known to themselves as Hamish-folk, began an agrarian society among the ruins of Skyscrapers.

Trantor's structure

Trantor is an entirely domed world with the exception of the Imperial Sector. Reminiscent of the Caves of Steel on Old Earth much of Trantor is placed underground in order to support the billions of residents. In fact most of Trantor's food supplies is shipped to Trantor by its neighboring 25 worlds. Trantor is comprised of 800+ different sectors each of which is like its own world their cultures differ so greatly.

Sectors/districts

These sectors/districts are divided for administrative purposes and because of different cultures. Trantor had over 800, averaging 50,000,000 people each, in 240,000 km² (90,000 miles²), about the size of Kansas. The known sectors are:

Billibotton district
Dahl district
Ery district
Imperial district
Mandanov district
Millimary district
Mycogen district
North Damiano district
Streeling district
Wye district
Ziggoreth district

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 ==Pre-imperium==
-Although the books don't mention the exact date of the founding of the [[Galactic Empire|empire]] they often speak of 20,000 years before as the best estimate for [[Earth era|pre-imperial times]]. During this time the known galaxy was split into many kingdoms which lived in a feudal system (similar to that of the Kingdom of Acrenon after the founding of Foundation). One of the kingdoms was the Kingdom of Trantor, the head of which was Trantor itself.
+Although the books don't mention the exact date of the founding of the [[Galactic Empire|empire]] they often speak of 20,000 years before as the best estimate for [[Earth era|pre-imperial times]]. During this time the known galaxy was split into many kingdoms which lived in a feudal system (similar to that of the Kingdom of [[Anacreon]] after the founding of [[Foundation Series|First and Second Foundations]]). One of the kingdoms was the Kingdom of Trantor, the head of which was Trantor itself.
 ==Post-imperium==

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