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According to Timothy Zahn's The Hand of Thrawn Duology, Palpatine begins killing Jedi before the Great Jedi Purge occurs.

Shortly after the Battle of Naboo ( depicted in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ), the Jedi Council approved the " Outbound Flight Project.

" A group of Jedi masters would travel to the edge of the galaxy and attempt to use the Force to punch through the hyperspace turbulence surrounding the galaxy, thereby allowing them to attempt contact with life in other galaxies.