If we're talking about Ossus, there are several blasts from the pasts, though i don't recommend starting it if you chose Darth Zash over Khem Val back in the latter's final quest - there is a bug they still didn't fix. Pervious story lines have more about you & Alliance rather than anything else, but there are some missions where you can gain certain position in regard to the Empire, though you will still remain independent power regardless.