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In the [[23rd century]], Khan was revived by [[Admiral]] [[Alexander Marcus]] to design weapons and ships to prepare for war against the [[Klingon Empire]]. He was given a new identity, of '''John Harrison''', an [[English]] [[Starfleet commanders|Starfleet Commander]]. Khan however rebelled, apparently in response to his crew being under threat and thus began a one man campaign against Starfleet. |
In the [[23rd century]], Khan was revived by [[Admiral]] [[Alexander Marcus]] to design weapons and ships to prepare for war against the [[Klingon Empire]]. He was given a new identity, of '''John Harrison''', an [[English]] [[Starfleet commanders|Starfleet Commander]]. Khan however rebelled, apparently in response to his crew being under threat and thus began a one man campaign against Starfleet. |
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| + | Records of the period, including Khan's origins, are vague. He was the product of a selective-breeding and genetic engineering program, based on the [[eugenics|eugenic]] philosophy that held improving the capabilities of a man improved the entire Human race. Augments produced by the program possessed physical strength and analytical capabilities considerably superior to ordinary Humans, and were created from a variety of Earth's ethnic groups. Khan's background was suspected to be [[Sikh]], from the northern region of [[India]]. |
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| + | Khan would live up to the axiom coined by one of his creators, "superior ability breeds superior ambition". By [[1993]], a wave of the genetic "supermen" including Khan, had simultaneously assumed control of more than 40 of Earth's nations. From [[1992]] to [[1996]], Khan was absolute ruler of more than one-quarter of Earth's population, including regions of [[Asia]] and the [[Middle East]]. Considered "the best of tyrants", he severely curtailed the freedoms of his subjects, but his reign was an exception to similar circumstances in [[Human history|Earth history]] – lacking massacres or internal war. |
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| + | In the mid [[1990s]], the Augment tyrants began warring amongst themselves. Other nations joined in to force them from power in a series of struggles that became known as the [[Eugenics Wars]]. Eventually, most of the tyrants were defeated and their territory re-captured, but up to 90 "supermen" were never accounted for. |
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| + | Khan escaped the wars and their consequences along with 84 followers who swore to live and die at his command. He saw his best option in a risky, self-imposed exile. In [[1996]], he took control of a [[DY-100 class|DY-100]]-class interplanetary [[sleeper ship]] he christened [[SS Botany Bay|SS ''Botany Bay'']], named for the site of the [[Australia]]n [[penal colony]]. Set on a course outbound from the [[Sol system|solar system]], but with no apparent destination in mind, Khan and his people remained in [[stasis|suspended animation]] for ''Botany Bay''{{'}}s (nearly) 200-year [[sublight]] journey. ({{TOS|Space Seed}}) |
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Khan Noonien Singh (or simply, Khan), was the most prominent of the genetically-engineered Human augments of the late-20th century Eugenics Wars period on Earth. Considered genocidal tyrants who conquered and killed in the name of order, Khan and his kind were frozen in cryogenic sleep.
In the 23rd century, Khan was revived by Admiral Alexander Marcus to design weapons and ships to prepare for war against the Klingon Empire. He was given a new identity, of John Harrison, an English Starfleet Commander. Khan however rebelled, apparently in response to his crew being under threat and thus began a one man campaign against Starfleet.
Biography
20th century origins
Records of the period, including Khan's origins, are vague. He was the product of a selective-breeding and genetic engineering program, based on the eugenic philosophy that held improving the capabilities of a man improved the entire Human race. Augments produced by the program possessed physical strength and analytical capabilities considerably superior to ordinary Humans, and were created from a variety of Earth's ethnic groups. Khan's background was suspected to be Sikh, from the northern region of India.
Khan would live up to the axiom coined by one of his creators, "superior ability breeds superior ambition". By 1993, a wave of the genetic "supermen" including Khan, had simultaneously assumed control of more than 40 of Earth's nations. From 1992 to 1996, Khan was absolute ruler of more than one-quarter of Earth's population, including regions of Asia and the Middle East. Considered "the best of tyrants", he severely curtailed the freedoms of his subjects, but his reign was an exception to similar circumstances in Earth history – lacking massacres or internal war.
In the mid 1990s, the Augment tyrants began warring amongst themselves. Other nations joined in to force them from power in a series of struggles that became known as the Eugenics Wars. Eventually, most of the tyrants were defeated and their territory re-captured, but up to 90 "supermen" were never accounted for.
Khan escaped the wars and their consequences along with 84 followers who swore to live and die at his command. He saw his best option in a risky, self-imposed exile. In 1996, he took control of a DY-100-class interplanetary sleeper ship he christened SS Botany Bay, named for the site of the Australian penal colony. Set on a course outbound from the solar system, but with no apparent destination in mind, Khan and his people remained in suspended animation for Botany Bay's (nearly) 200-year sublight journey. (TOS: "Space Seed")