Star Wars: Crimson Empire#3

a splinter faction of the Galactic Empire located in a narrow but long strip from the Colonies to the Outer Rim aligned with who had relocated to Ord Cantrell from the Deep Core. Imperial Sovereign Protector Carnor Jax seized a narrow of holdings as the proclaimed Emperor but was never truly acknowledged. The name of the Crimson Empire derived from the color of the Emperor's Royal Guard uniform worn by its founder. Jax created a facade of representative democracy, though in reality it served as a rubber-stamp for the Imperial Ruling Council edicts.