2371

timeline
years:	2368236923702371237223732374 (stardates 48000 - 48999.9 or from 2371.0[1])
decades:	2340s2350s2360s2370s2380s2390s2400s
centuries:	23rd century -24th century -25th century

2371 was, onEarth'scalendar, the 72ndyear of the24th century, and the second year of the2370sdecade. Besides thistime period'sHuman dates, in some systems ofstardates this era begin with stardate 2371.0^[1].

Events[]

• OnVeridian III, CaptainJean-Luc Picard retrieves formerly lost CaptainJames T. Kirk from the temporal nebula known asNexus.^[2]
• OnQo'noS, an ancient scroll is unearthed, purported to be written byKahless himself, but paints a far less mythic portrait of the man than doKlingon traditions, leading to fears of social turmoil within theEmpire.^[3]
• Grand NagusZek obtains theOrb of Wisdom.^[4]

Politics[]

Conflicts[]

• GeneralMartok is replaced by achangeling.^[5]
• On theRomulan worldConstanthus,AmbassadorSpock is captured, together with a group ofunificationists. Upon learning of their old friend's capture, bothMontgomery Scott andAdmiralLeonard McCoy attempt to rescue him - and ultimately succeed with the help of the crew of theUSSEnterprise-D^[6]
• TheObsidian Order andTal Shiar plan a joint attack on theDominion at theGreat Link, but they are ambushed and devastated.^[7][8]
• TheFuries return and begin an invasion of the galaxy. Thousands of Fury ships begin gathering near an artificial planet in theDelta Quadrant.^[9]
• Brundage Station, aFederation listening post near theFuries Point, is attacked by Fury ships. Five Fury vessels attempt to conquer theAlpha Quadrant, but are intercepted by theUSSEnterprise-D. The Furies Point wormhole is collapsed during the battle.^[9]

Political offices[]

• Klingon Emperor Kahless,Worf,Kurn, andJean-Luc Picard uncover and thwart a plot to overthrowChancellorGowron by members of theHigh Council and high-rankingDefence Force officers.^[3]
• OnCardassia, the civilianDetapa Council overthrows theCentral Command.^[10]
• Ra'ch B'ullhy is elected and inaugurated asGovernor ofDamiano.^[11]
• Shakaar Edon is electedFirst Minister of Bajor.^[12]

Cardassian politics[]

• TheCardassian government is transitioned fromCentral Command to theDetapa Council. Although people wantTekeny Ghemor as head of state, elections are denied andMeya Rejal is appointed.^[13]

Starfleet operations[]

• Stardate 48038.5:Intrepid-classUSSVoyagercommissioned atStation McKinley inEarth's orbit, in the Sol system. (VOYdedication plaque)
• Intrepid-classUSSVoyager launched fromUtopia Planitia Fleet Yards inMarsorbit, inSector 001'sSolstarsystem.^[14]
• CaptainCross'sDefiant-classUSSGallant enters service.^[15]
• TheUSSDefiant is assigned toDeep Space 9 to help defend againstDominion attack.^[16]

Starship losses[]

• CaptainChung'sMiranda-classUSSStockholm is destroyed byTholians atAlpha Unuria.^[17]
• CaptainGohod Clif'sUSSOraidhe is decimated of all crewmembers by theintellivore.Jean-Luc Picard theorizes the vessel will be removed from service and renamed.^[18]
• Deep Space 9'sDanube-classrunaboutUSSMekong is destroyed at theBattle of the Omarion Nebula in theGamma Quadrant.^[8]
• Stardate 48307:CaptainKathryn Janeway's USSVoyager, stranded in theDelta Quadrant, to be recovered in2377.^[19][20]
• Stardate 48650:CaptainJean-Luc Picard'sGalaxy-classexplorerUSSEnterprise-D, destroyed in combat with rogueKlingonbird-of-preyCha'Joh in theVeridian system.^[2]

Promotions and transfers[]

• TheUSSVoyager's senior crew is as follows: CaptainKathryn Janeway, commanding officer; Lieutenant CommanderAaron Cavit, first officer; LieutenantAlexander Honigsberg, chief engineer; LieutenantTuvok, chief of security/tactical officer; Dr.Fitzgerald (Bist), chief medical officer, EnsignHarry Kim, operations manager; and LieutenantStadi, conn officer. Also coming aboard are EnsignsVorik,Lyssa Campbell, andSamantha Wildman, as well as ex-MaquisTom Paris.^[19]
• AfterVoyager is lost in the Delta Quadrant, various empty slots are taken up by new crewmembers (mostly from the Maquis):Chakotay becomes first officer with the rank of Commander (replacing Cavit);B'Elanna Torres is eventually made chief engineer with the rank of Lieutenant junior grade (replacing Honigsberg); Tom Paris is made conn officer with the rank of Lieutenant junior grade (replacing Stadi); and theEmergency Medical Hologram (The Doctor) takes over as chief medical officer (replacing Fitzgerald [Bist]). Also joining the crew in the Delta Quadrant areNeelix andKes.^[19]
• CommanderBenjamin Sisko is promoted toCaptain.^[21]
• LieutenantWorf is promoted toLieutenant Commander.^[2]
• LieutenantJadzia Dax is promoted to Lieutenant Commander.^{[citation needed]}
• Lieutenant junior gradeJulian Bashir is promoted toLieutenant.^{[citation needed]}
• Joseph Carey is transferred to theUSSVoyager as assistantchief engineer.^{[citation needed]}
• Elizabeth Ben Laird is assigned to theUSSVoyager.^{[citation needed]}
• Alyssa Ogawa is promoted to fullLieutenant.^{[citation needed]}
• Soleta resumes herStarfleet career and begins teaching atStarfleet Academy.^[22]

Astronomical events[]

• TheUSSMarignano locates the remains of1865 Serpens.^[18]

People[]

• T'Mor attempts to become amok'baraghojmoHwI' (martial arts teacher), but is thrown byWorf.^[11]

Births and deaths[]

See also2371 Starfleet personnel deaths andCategory:2371 deaths for more.

• OnVeridian III, CaptainJames T. Kirk, recently retrieved from theNexus, dies in his attempt to save the Veridian sun from Professor Dr.Tolian Soran.^[2]
  • Kirk's body is recovered by aBorgtransporter within a period of time sufficient to allow the Borg to usenanoprobes andtemporal displacement to regenerate his life functions, including his mind andmemories. The Borg use theirtechnology to mask some of his memory to allow them to manipulate him into working with a faction ofRomulans that led the Borg to Kirk at Veridian. After Kirk breaks free of the Borg control, he leads a team of Starfleet personnel to attack aBorg complex, where he sacrifices himself to ensure the facility's destruction.^[23]
  • Kirk's body is again regenerated by nanoprobes after he is wounded and shunted through a Borg escape transporter. He awakens at a Borg "dump" where damaged drones are deposited. The nanoprobes in his body caused him to be automatically taken since he appeared to be a drone. Kirk keeps his rebirth a secret and journeys to find his loverTeilani onChal.^[23]
• Alyssa Ogawa andAndrew Powell have their first child,Noah Powell.^{[citation needed]}
• T'Pas dies.^[22]
• Proka Migdal, stepfather ofRugal Pa'Dar, dies onBajor^[13]
• CaptainLisa Cusak dies on a planet surrounded by an energy barrier in theRutharian sector.^[24]
• Benaren dies.^[25]

Notable people[]

Alenis Grem.

Altovar.

Ayelborne.

Bareil Antos.

Walter Baxter.

B'Etor.

Tessa Blake.

Borath.

Ra'ch B'ullhy.

Regina Campisi.

Joe Carey.

Ranf Cavic.

Aaron Cavit.

Chakotay.

Chell.

Chung.

MajeCulluh.

Kenneth Dalby.

Deluka.

The Doctor.

Drex.

Dulcet.

Peter Durst.

Amelia Earhart.

Eudana.

Farrell.

George Foster.

Grilka.

Es'sca G'ullho.

Walter Horne.

Hrothgar.

Kathryn Janeway.

Kathryn Janeway (mirror).

Mark Johnson.

Kes.

Kira Nerys.

Irina Kalandra.

Kastoc.

James T. Kirk.

Kol.

Koleth.

Kozak.

Landis.

Geordi La Forge.

Elizabeth Lense.

Lovok.

Lursa.

Leonard McCoy.

Meyer.

Neelix.

Nogami.

Charles Novakovich.

Tom Paris.

Jean-Luc Picard.

Renhol.

Tom Riker.

Telek R'Mor.

B.G. Robinson.

Rollins.

Rom (mirror).

Alexander Rozhenko.

Tolian Soran.

Scotty.

Benjamin Sisko.

Spock.

Veronica Stadi.

Storek.

Enabran Tain.

Toddman.

Tuvok (mirror).

B'Elanna Torres.

T'Rul.

Kasidy Yates.

Hans Zakarian.

Other notable people

Kahless •Quark •Rom •Shakaar Edon •T'Mor •Tuvok •Zek •Martok •Worf •Kurn •Gowron •Tekeny Ghemor •Meya Rejal •Cross •Gohod Clif •Alexander Honigsberg •Fitzgerald •Harry Kim •Vorik •Lyssa Campbell •Samantha Wildman •Neelix •Kes •Jadzia Dax •Julian Bashir •Elizabeth Laird •Alyssa Ogawa •Soleta •Andrew Powell •Noah Powell •T'Pas •Proka Migdal •Rugal Pa'Dar •Lisa Cusak •Benaren

Appendices[]

References and notes[]

Images from 2371[]

Stories[]

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
The Brave and the Bold, Book One The Second Artifact Second Interlude	Deep Space Nine	2371	novella
Strange New Worlds IV The Name of the Cat	The Original Series	2371	short story
Convergence Split Infinities 2371 segments	Star Trek	2371	comic
Convergence Future Imperiled 2371 segments	Star Trek	2371 Stardate 48015.1	comic
Strange New Worlds II Doctors Three	The Original Series	2371	short story
Intellivore	The Next Generation	2371	novel
The Search	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48213.1 - 48217.7	episode	Begins approximately two months after "The Jem'Hadar".
The Best and the Brightest Year Three	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Pathways Chapter 12, sections 2 - 5	Voyager	2371	novel
Strange New Worlds V The Peacemakers	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Proud Helios	Deep Space Nine	2371	novel
Valhalla	Deep Space Nine	2371	novel
Day of Honor Ancient Blood	The Next Generation	2371	novel
The House of Quark	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48224.2	episode
Strange New Worlds IV Tears for Eternity	The Original Series	2371	short story
Star Trek: Explorer Broken Oaths	The Next Generation	2371	short story	Takes place between "Doctors Three" and "The Badlands, Part III".
Unlimited, Issue 2 The Unkindest Cut	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48239.5	comic
Relativity Time travel	Voyager	2371	episode
The Brave and the Bold, Book Two The Third Artifact	Voyager	2371	novella
War and Madness The First Casualty	The Next Generation	2371	comic
War and Madness A Handful of Dust	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48252.6	comic
War and Madness The Dying of the Light	The Next Generation	2371	comic
War and Madness Ceremony of Innocence	The Next Generation	2371	comic
War and Madness Cry Havoc	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48275.8	comic
Strange New Worlds III A Q to Swear By	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Double Helix Quarantine	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Crossover	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Equilibrium	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Pathways Chapter 12, sections 6 - 8	Voyager	2371	novel
Unlimited Sins of the Fathers	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48293.5	comic
Unlimited Inheritance	The Next Generation	2371	comic
Unlimited Secret Lives	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48303.6	comic
Kahless	The Next Generation	2371	novel
The Captain's Table Dujonian's Hoard The Tale	The Next Generation	2371	novel
The Abandoned	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48301.1	episode
Suspect	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48319.4	comic
DC TNG Special - 1995 Pandora's Prodigy	The Next Generation	2371	comic
Gateway	The Next Generation	2371	comic
The Unconquered	The Next Generation	2371	comic
Artificiality	The Next Generation	2371	comic
The Abandoned	The Next Generation	2371	comic
Strange New Worlds IV Flight 19	The Next Generation	2371	short story
House of Cards Two years earlier: Selar	New Frontier	2371	novel
Do Comets Dream?	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Second Skin	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Tooth and Claw	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Perchance to Dream	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48501.9	comic
Strange New Worlds 8 Morning Bells Are Ringing	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Civil Defense	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48388.8	episode
The Captain's Table Dujonian's Hoard	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Meridian	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Strange New Worlds 8 Passages of Deceit	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Pathways Chapter 12, sections 9 - 10	Voyager	2371	novel
Invasion! The Soldiers of Fear	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Generations	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48632.1 - 48650.1	movienovelization
Crucible The Star to Every Wandering Overture, chapter 2 (framing story), chapter 3, section 1 & chapter 18, section 2	The Original Series	2371	novel	Set duringNexus scenes in the movie, and onVeridian III afterward.
The Best and the Brightest Summer; chapter 10	The Next Generation	2371	novel	Novel chapter occurs during the battle overVeridian III in film "Generations".
Cold Equations The Persistence of Memory Chapter 12	The Next Generation	August2371	novel	Hours after "Generations".
Strange New Worlds VI Tribble in Paradise	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Strange New Worlds I Reflections	The Original Series	2371	short story
Strange New Worlds 9 Remembering the Future	Speculations	2371	short story
Strange New Worlds 9 Rocket Man Section 2	Speculations	2371	short story
Strange New Worlds VII Full Circle	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Strange New Worlds VII Solemn Duty	The Next Generation	2371	short story
The Best and the Brightest Summer; Prologue & chapter 11	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Strange New Worlds III The Change of Seasons	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Defiant	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48467.3	episode
Star Trek: Special The Wake	The Original Series	2371	comic
Sky's the Limit	The Next Generation	2371 Stardate 48516.7	Comic
Triangle: Imzadi II	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Strange New Worlds VII Future Shock Final entry	The Next Generation	2371	short story
Fascination	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Pathways Chapter 12, section 11	Voyager	2371	novel
Past Tense, Part I	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48481.2	episode
Past Tense, Part II	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48481.2	episode
Federation Part Four: Chapter 3	The Next Generation	2371	novel
The Ashes of Eden Framing story	The Next Generation	2371	novel
The Return	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Avenger Prologue	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Pathways Chapter 6, section 13	Voyager	2371	novel
The Badlands, Part III	Voyager	2371	novella
Caretaker	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48315.6	episode
Pathways Chapter 8, section 19, Chapter 12, section 1 & Chapter 6, section 14	Voyager	2371	novel
The Brave and the Bold, Book Two The Third Artifact Third Interlude	Voyager	2371	novella
Strange New Worlds V Final Entry Fourteenth entry	Voyager	2371	short story	In theThe Star Trek Fiction Timeline this entry is mistakenly ranked as the 13th entry.
Distant Shores Command Code	Voyager	2371	short story	Takes place approximately two days after "Caretaker".
Parallax	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48439.7	episode
The Escape	Voyager	2371	novel
Strange New Worlds 9 Terra Tonight	The Next Generation	2371	short story	Takes place about two weeks after the events of "Caretaker".
Ragnarok	Voyager	2371	novel
Strange New Worlds 2016 The Manhunt Pool	Deep Space Nine	2371	Short Story
Strange New Worlds III The Ones Left Behind 1st entry	Voyager	2371	short story
Time and Again	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48498.5	episode
Violations	Voyager	2371	novel
Strange New Worlds IV Uninvited Admirals 4th flashback	Voyager	2371	short story
Strange New Worlds V Final Entry Fifteenth entry	Voyager	2371	short story	In theThe Star Trek Fiction Timeline this entry is mistakingly ranked as the 14th entry.
Life Support	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48498.4	episode
Incident at Arbuk	Voyager	2371	novel
Prophecy and Change The Orb of Opportunity	Deep Space Nine	2371	short story	Takes place approximately three days after "Life Support".
The Looking Glass War	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48511.1	comic
Phage	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48532.4	episode
Heart of Stone	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48521.5	episode
The Cloud	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48546.2	episode
Destiny	Deep Space Nine	2371 Stardate 48543.2	episode
Eye of the Needle	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48579.4	episode
Prophet Motive	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Ex Post Facto	Voyager	2371	episode
Visionary	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Emanations	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48623.5	episode
Strange New Worlds VII Infinite Bureaucracy	Deep Space Nine	2371	short story
Prime Factors	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48642.5	episode
State of Flux	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48658.2	episode
Distant Voices	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Strange New Worlds II Touched	Voyager	2371	short story
Through the Looking Glass	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Heroes and Demons	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48693.2	episode
Improbable Cause	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
The Die is Cast	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Cathexis	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48734.2	episode
Mirror Universe:Glass Empires The Worst of Both Worlds	The Next Generation	28 September2371	novella
The Best and the Brightest Year Four	The Next Generation	2371	novel
Faces	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48784.2	episode
Explorers	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Mirror Universe:Obsidian Alliances The Mirror-Scaled Serpent	Voyager	2371	novella
Jetrel	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48832.1	episode
The Laertian Gamble	Deep Space Nine	2371	novel
Family Business	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Mirror Universe:Shards and Shadows The Sacred Chalice	The Next Generation	2371	short story	Takes place a short period of time after "The Worst of Both Worlds".
Learning Curve	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48846.5	episode
Shakaar	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
The Sky's the Limit Friends With the Sparrows	The Next Generation	2371	short story	Takes place "several months" after "Generations".
The Murdered Sun	Voyager	2371	novel
Facets	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
No Limits Through the Looking Glass	New Frontier	2371	short story
The Long Night	Deep Space Nine	2371	novel
The Adversary	Deep Space Nine	2371	episode
Station Rage	Deep Space Nine	2371	novel
Projections	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48892.1	episode
Objective: Bajor	Deep Space Nine	2371	novel
Elogium	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48921.3	episode
Mirror Universe:Shards and Shadows Bitter Fruit	Voyager	2371	short story
Invasion! Time's Enemy	Deep Space Nine	2371	novel
Star Trek: Invasion!|Invasion! The Final Fury	Voyager	2371	novel
Twisted	Voyager	2371	episode
The 37's	Voyager	2371 Stardate 48975.1	episode

External link[]

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