Emissary

Prime Timeline

Year	Event
7,750 bc	● [1] The first of the Bajoran Orbs is discovered. [1]   Species :  Bajorans
2309	● [2] Representatives of the Cardassian union offer assistance to Bajor. Although their presence is seen as benign, this will eventually lead to the Occupation. [2]   Species :  Bajorans
2332	● [3] Bemjamin Lafayette Sisko is born in New Orleans on Earth to Sarah Sisko and Joseph Sisko. [4]   People :  Sarah Sisko, Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, Joseph Sisko   Species :  Prophets
2341	● [5] Jadzia, a future Dax host, is born. [5]   People :  Dax
2350	● [6] Sisko enters Starfleet Academy. [6]   People :  Benjamin Lafayette Sisko
2354	● [7] Sisko graduates from Starfleet academy. [7]   People :  Benjamin Lafayette Sisko
2369	● [4] The Cardassians retreat from the Bajoran system, abandoning the Terok Nor ore processing facility in orbit of the planet. The Bajoran Provisional Government asks Starfleet to take over the running of the station. [4]   People :  Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, Major Kira Nerys, Dax, Worf Rozhenko, Miles Edward O'Brien, Julian Bashir, Odo, Quark   Species :  Bajorans, Cardassians ● [4] Kira is assigned to Deep Space Nine as second in command. [4]   People :  Major Kira Nerys ● [4] Odo begins working for Starfleet when they take over the station and rename it Deep Space Nine. [4]   People :  Odo ● [4] O'Brien is transferred to Deep Space Nine as Chief of Operations. [4]   People :  Miles Edward O'Brien ● [4] Sisko is assigned to command Deep Space Nine. He persuades Quark to remain on the station despite the precarious political situation. [4]   People :  Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, Quark ● [4] Bashir is assigned as Chief Medical Officer of Deep Space Nine. [4]   People :  Julian Bashir ● [4] Jadzia is assigned to Deep Space Nine. She and Commander Sisko discover the a stable wormhole in the Bajoran system's Denorios belt. The wormhole has existed for at least 10,000 years in a stable state, apparently due to the influence of aliens who live within it. Sisko is successful in convincing the wormhole aliens to allow traffic to use the wormhole. [4]   People :  Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, Dax   Species :  Bajorans

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	DS9	1	Emissary	Kai Opaka says that the orbs have been discovered over the last 10,000 years. This is a rounded date
2	DS9	1	Emissary	60 years ago
3	DS9	7	Image in the Sand	Joseph gives the reference
4	DS9	1	Emissary
5	DS9	1	Emissary	Jadzia said she was 28
6	DS9	1	Emissary	This is four years before his graduation. Note this is inconsistent with Defiant in which Sisko says he has been in Starfleet for 20 years, i.e. since 2351. Presumably Sisko rounded the number slightly.
7	DS9	1	Emissary	Sisko notes that he met his future wife 15 years ago whilst waiting for his first posting

Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	Emissary
Comment :	Kai Opaka says that the orbs have been discovered over the last 10,000 years. This is a rounded date

Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	Emissary
Comment :	60 years ago

Series :	DS9 Season 7
Episode :	Image in the Sand
Comment :	Joseph gives the reference

Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	Emissary

Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	Emissary
Comment :	Jadzia said she was 28

Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	Emissary
Comment :	This is four years before his graduation. Note this is inconsistent with Defiant in which Sisko says he has been in Starfleet for 20 years, i.e. since 2351. Presumably Sisko rounded the number slightly.

Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	Emissary
Comment :	Sisko notes that he met his future wife 15 years ago whilst waiting for his first posting

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