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Chancellor
Gowron
Named
as leader of the Klingon High Council and the empire's
Chancellor in late 2367, Gowron, son of M'Rel, had been a
virtual Klingon outsider who often challenged the council
until he made claim to its leadership when the sitting
Chancellor, K'mpec, was poisoned. Gowron was chosen over
Duras as his successor by Jean-Luc Picard, who served as a
non-native Arbiter of Succession by request of the dying
K'mpec. After Worf killed his opponent Duras, Gowron refused
to return Worf and brother Kurn their family honor until they
helped repulse the challenge by Duras' family to his
ascension as leader.
  
Gowron proved to be more a pragmatist and
politician than an outright warrior, although his skill with the
short blade was not to be doubted. In 2369 he outfought the would-be
Kahless and proved him to be a clone of the original, but eventually
bowed to Worf's wisdom in installing him as a symbolic emperor.
Gowron's positions have ranged from hearing minor disputes before the
Council to attacking Cardassia and breaking the Khitomer Alliance
with an uncooperative Federation in early 2372, all due to Dominion
manipulation. After refusing to return captured Cardassian space, he
even provoked a war with the UFP a year later thanks to a
Shapeshifter double of his military aide, Gen. Martok, by insisting
on the return of the Archanis sector after over a century. When the
need for a united front against the Dominion reasserted itself some
months later, though, he did agree to reinstate the Khitomer accords
with a contingent at DS9. Having once restored Worf's family honor,
Gowron refused to return the title, lands and Council seat he revoked
after the Cardassian invasion, taking Worf's opposition to that
action as a personal slap, once again bringing discommendation to the
house of Mogh.
When the real General Martok returned after
escape from a Dominion internment camp, Gowron made him head of the
Klingons' military efforts in the Dominion War. As the war raged,
however, Gowron sensed that Martok was gaining popularity and could
prove to be a political rival, so Gowron took over command of the
forces in 2375 and sent many warriors into battle under foolish
strategies, with the intent of making Martok look bad. It was Worf
who stood up to Gowron and challenged him to a bat'leth fight. Worf
defeated Gowron and killed him. Worf then declined to take on the
position of Chancellor, instead handing over the role to Martok.
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