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2279
 [1] Mark Jameson is born [1]
  People :  Admiral Mark Jameson
2319
 [2] A hostage crisis takes place on Mordan IV when a tribal leader is assassinated by a rival tribe. His son, Karnas, kidnaps 63 passengers from a starliner and holds them hostage, demanding that Starfleet provide him weapons. [3]

The crisis is resolved by Mark Jameson, who negotiates the release of the hostages. Unknown to Starfleet at the time, Jameson secures their release by delivering a supply of advanced weapons to Karnas as requested. In order to keep a balance of power on Mordan IV he also supplies equal weaponry to Karnas' enemies. The planet is plunged into civil war which lasts for the next forty years. [3]
  People :  Admiral Mark Jameson
2359
 [4] The civil war on Mordan IV, which has been raging since 2319, finally comes to an end with Karnas victorious. [3]
  People :  Admiral Mark Jameson
2360
 [5] Admiral Mark Jameson, suffering the effects of Iverson's disease, becomes confined to a wheelchair. He will remain dependent on the chair for the next four years. [3]
  People :  Admiral Mark Jameson
2362
 [6] Beneath the capital city of Mordan IV, a tunnel passage is sealed off. The blockage will prove to be an obstacle to the Starfleet hostage rescue mission which uses the tunnels in 2364. [3]
2364
 [3] The Enterprise responds to a terrorist hostage crisis on Mordan IV, with Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson acting as mission commander. The hostage crisis proves to be a ruse by the Mordan IV leader, who has a personal grudge against Jameson. Jameson dies due to an alien medication he used to restore his youth for the mission, and the crisis is resolved. [3]
  People :  Admiral Mark Jameson
  Species :  Mordanian


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# Series Season Source Comment
1 TNG 1 Too Short a Season He was said to be 85 at the time
2 TNG 1 Too Short a Season Forty five years before the episode
3 TNG 1 Too Short a Season
4 TNG 1 Too Short a Season Based on forty years of civil war which began forty five years before the episode
5 TNG 1 Too Short a Season Four years before the episode in 2364
6 TNG 1 Too Short a Season Two years before the episode
Series : TNG Season 1
Episode : Too Short a Season
Comment : He was said to be 85 at the time
Series : TNG Season 1
Episode : Too Short a Season
Comment : Forty five years before the episode
Series : TNG Season 1
Episode : Too Short a Season
Series : TNG Season 1
Episode : Too Short a Season
Comment : Based on forty years of civil war which began forty five years before the episode
Series : TNG Season 1
Episode : Too Short a Season
Comment : Four years before the episode in 2364
Series : TNG Season 1
Episode : Too Short a Season
Comment : Two years before the episode


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