would still rest with the Chancellor and the High Council. The Klingon people were told not that this new Kahless was a clone, but that he was an heir to the original Kahless and the throne. Emperor Kahless II was installed soon afterwards. Known Chancellors of the High Council Chancellor Mow'ga (2nd Empire; approximate Earth dates not known) Chancellor M'Rek (c. 2154) Chancellor L'Rell (2257-?) Chancellor Gorkon (?–2293) - Began the peace process with the Federation after the explosion of Praxis. Assassinated by Federation and Klingon officials opposed to the peace process. (Gorkon is the Chancellor at the start of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.) Chancellor Azetbur (2293–?) - The daughter of Gorkon, named Chancellor after Gorkon's assassination. She presided over the uncovering of the conspiracy against peace and the murder of her father, finally leading to détente with the Federation. Her appointment as Chancellor was almost unheard of in Klingon culture, because while there was largely no gender discrimination in the Klingon military, females were traditionally barred from serving on the High Council, let alone becoming Chancellor. Chancellor K'mpec (?–2367) - The longest serving Chancellor, who enlisted the Federation to oversee a rightful succession after he was poisoned by a rival. Chancellor Gowron (2367–2375) - His rise to power occurred during a civil war with the Romulan-backed Duras house. He presided over the bulk of the Dominion War, having launched an aggressive invasion of Cardassian space, believing Cardassia's new civilian government was infiltrated by Changeling spies. He withdrew from the Khitomer Accords and briefly ignited war with the Federation who came to Cardassia's defense, having known there were no Changelings in the Detapa Council. He restored the Accords to bolster the war effort against the Dominion, but his political opportunism quickly took hold and impeded the war effort. Killed in a duel with Worf, who proclaimed Martok the new Chancellor. Chancellor Martok (beginning 2375) References Star Trek governments High Council