Dark Lord of the Sith

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The Dark Lord of the Sith (often shortened to "Dark Lord") was the head of the Sith Order. Often, the Dark Lord would also serve as head of state for the Sith Empire. Many, but not all, had a chief lieutenant and enforcer called a Shadow Hand.

Dark Lords often came to power by killing their predecessors in a display of strength. However, others were appointed to the role, most often during the few times in galactic history in which a tangible Sith state existed. The power of the Dark Lord was tied to both the ancient role of the King of the Sith as well as the Sith'ari prophecy.

Though the title was considered to be gender neutral, a female Dark Lord would often be referred to as "Dark Lady".

List of Dark Lords of the Sith

Dark Lord	Portrait	Reign	Shadow Hand	ReExpanded Work	Notes
Ajunta Pall		ca. 6000 BBY
Darth Phobos		2072–2063 BBY	Arachne	Dark Days	Phobos never officially claimed the title "Dark Lord."
Darth Ruin		2010–1998 BBY	Darth Cinder	Dark Days	Ruin claimed to be "the first Dark Lord... in a thousand years," tracing his lineage back to Darth Malgus.
Darth Cinder		1998–?	Darth Bestia and Darth Fell	Dark Days	Formed the Sith Tetrarchy
Chial		19xx–19xx BBY	Darth Fell	Dark Days
Darth Fell		?–19xx BBY		Dark Days
Dark Underlord		1992–1750 BBY	Darth Nomus	Dark Days & Darth Vectivous	Reigned concurrent with Darth Cinder and Chial
Darth Vectivous		1750–1744 BBY		Darth Vectivous