The First Cataclysm
The Mandalorian-Jedi War climaxed in disaster for Mandalore. In the final battles on the world between the Jedi Order and the Mandalorians, the lush ecosystems of Mandalore were devastated, burned and transformed into a barren, largely inhospitable desert. Mandalorian society was radically changed, and what little remaining unity that had first brought the clans of their warrior culture together was shattered, driving Mandalore back to a society of isolationists.
