Gowron - Notes

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Name :	Gowron [1]
Species :	Klingons

Along with Duras, Gowron was one of the candidates to become Chancellor of the Klingon High Council after the death of K'mpec in 2367. He was considered to be an outsider, but won through when Duras was killed by Worf in retaliation for his murder of K'ehleyr. [1] His leadership was challenged by the surviving members of the House of Duras, Lursa, B'Etor and Toral. The challenge pushed the Klingon Empire into a civil war, and for a time it looked as if Gowron's leadership would fail. [2] Fortunately it was uncovered that the Duras side was being covertly supported by the Romulans, and Captain Picard led a Federation fleet to blockade the Klingon/Romulan border, denying the Duras Romulan support. Gowron moved quickly to end the war and secure his position. As a side note, Worf and Kurn's support for Gowron led him to restore the honour of the House of Mogh. [3]

After the war Gowron tried to re-write history to claim all credit for his victory for himself. [4] In 2359 Gowron's position as chancellor was threatened by the apparent return from the dead of Kahless the Unforgettable. The returned Kahless proved to be a clone of the original, but Gowron agreed to let the clone become the ceremonial Emperor as an inspiration for the Klingon people. [5] Gowron regarded the Cardassian people's overthrow of their government in 2372 with great suspicion, convinced that the Dominion had engineered the takeover. He launched an invasion of Cardassian space, which was largely successful. [6] Captain Sisko engineered the escape of the new ruling Detapa council, proving that they were not Founder infiltrators and giving them shelter on Deep Space Nine. Gowron launched an attack on the station, but this was unsuccessful. [6]

A short war between the Federation and Klingons followed. [7] When Odo returned to the Great Link for a short time, he became convinced that Gowron was himself a Founder [8], prompting a Federation mission to uncover the truth at Ty'Gokor where he was awarding several warriors the Order of the Bat'leth. It transpired that Gowron was not a Founder, but his advisor General Martok was. [9] In 2373 the Klingon forces in Cardassia were defeated when the Cardassians joined the Dominion. In response Gowron agreed to once more sign the Empire up to the Khitomer Accords, re-establishing the alliance with the Federation. [10]

Gowron was not a great war leader; he was reluctant to assist the Federation in recapturing Deep Space Nine despite the station's vital strategic importance [11], but did eventually send forces to help. [12] As the war continued Gowron became jealous of the military success of General Martok, and took personal command of the Klingon military. [13] His leadership was a disaster, prompting Worf to challenge him to personal combat. Gowron was killed, and Worf persuaded General Martok to replace him. [14]

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#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TNG	4	Reunion
2	TNG	4	Redemption, Part 1
3	TNG	5	Redemption, Part 2
4	TNG	5	Unification, Part 1
5	TNG	6	Rightful Heir
6	DS9	4	The Way of the Warrior
7			Various Deep Space Nine episodes
8	DS9	4	Broken Link
9	DS9	5	Apocalypse Rising
10	DS9	5	By Inferno's Light
11	DS9	6	Favor the Bold
12	DS9	6	Sacrifice of Angels
13	DS9	7	When it Rains...
14	DS9	7	Tacking into the Wind

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Series :	TNG Season 4
Episode :	Reunion

Series :	TNG Season 4
Episode :	Redemption, Part 1

Series :	TNG Season 5
Episode :	Redemption, Part 2

Series :	TNG Season 5
Episode :	Unification, Part 1

Series :	TNG Season 6
Episode :	Rightful Heir

Series	Season	Actor	Film / Episode Title
TNG	4	Robert O'Reilly	Reunion
TNG	4	Robert O'Reilly	Redemption, Part 1
TNG	5	Robert O'Reilly	Redemption, Part 2
TNG	6	Robert O'Reilly	Rightful Heir
DS9	3	Robert O'Reilly	The House of Quark
DS9	4	Robert O'Reilly	The Way of the Warrior
DS9	4	Robert O'Reilly	Broken Link
DS9	5	Robert O'Reilly	Apocalypse Rising
DS9	5	Robert O'Reilly	By Inferno's Light
DS9	7	Robert O'Reilly	When it Rains...
DS9	7	Robert O'Reilly	Tacking into the Wind