Jaba is the heir to a whole criminal clan. His father has long led the smuggling empire. The ancient family, to which Jaba belongs, educates its members to avoid the law and to strive to increase their wealth. Jaba always strives to imitate his father and tries not to fall below him. When he turned 600, he became the head of a large empire that engaged in illegal activities.

With his huge fortune he left the lands of his father Zorba and went to Nal Huta on Tatooine, where he organized his life and activity. It is housed in a palace built on the ruins of an ancient monastic monastery of the Order of B'Omar.

His fame immediately spread throughout the galaxy, and his home quickly became a refuge for evil criminals, spies, assassins and homeless scoundrels. They come with the sole purpose of escaping the law and finding work and a variety of entertainment. Almost immediately, Jaba became involved in a variety of activities related to the criminal world, including smuggling, the slave trade from various worlds, assassinations, forced debt repayment, racketeering and piracy.

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This activity connects him with Han Solo, who is a smuggler. Khan is hired to carry expensive cargo coming from the mines that are under the control of the Imperial Correctional Colony. Solo loses the goods as he has to go through the imperial patrol. After finding him, Jaba allowed him to take Alderon's passengers and use the amount to compensate for the damage he had caused him. Solo does not return and the boss is out of his skin with rage. He sends bounty hunters after him. The reward for delivering a living or dead Han Solo is huge.

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After a while, Boba Fett finds and delivers Solo to Jaba. It is frozen in carbonite, but it is alive. Very soon after these events, Khan's friends managed to break into Jaba's palace to save the smuggler. Jaba captures Princess Leia and gives Luke food to his home ranker, but the Jedi escapes alive. Then Jaba gives it to the Sarlak in the desert. Luke avoids death thanks to his Jedi skills. A battle begins between his men and those of Jaba. In the midst of the battle, the Hutian was killed by Leah's hand. Many of his men died when his yacht exploded. What is left of his fortune goes to his father, who swears revenge on Leah and her friends.