What is the span of years from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi?

Question

From the Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, how long did it take? This would include the 19 years or something from Return of the Sith to A New Hope.

Answer 1

The entire Star Wars world has a timeline based on Episode IV - A New Hope. Things are "X" years before or after ANH.

The Phantom Menace was 32 years before ANH.
Return Of the Jedi was 4 years after ANH.

So, that would make 36 years between TPM and ROTJ.

Answer 2

It depends on Luke's age, but we are talking about 25-30 years

Answer 3

I believe it was about 45-50 years.

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