Epsilon Indi (Earth-5875)

The Epsilon Indi system is a planetary system with five planets orbiting the star Epsilon Indi. The system was home to the human colony Shanxi, which was the first planet invaded and glassed by the Covenant. It stood seven weeks away from Madrigal.

History
In the ancient past, the system was visited by forerunners, who constructed a number of structures on the planet that would become Shanxi.

Epsilon Indi was colonized by the Unified Earth Government in 2268, having the advantage of not needing terraforming for settling and habitation. Duo to its numerous resources and suitable environment, Shanxi moslty became an agrarian colony, supplying goods for the Inner Colonies. By 2525, Shanxi had ten million inhabitants.

The system was discovered by the theocratic alliance Covenant in 2525, marking humanity's first contact with intelligent alien life, leading to a violent battle where the Covenant glassed a large portion of the planet's surface. Only one year later, in 2526, the planet's orbit was the site of the Second Battle of Shanxi, where the UNSC was able to turn the tide and retake the planet.

One month later, the Covenant returned in attempt to regain control of the planet, driving the UNSC off until the planet was declared lost with all hands in 2531.

Trivia

 * Epsilon Indi on Wikipedia.