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| Bajor's location is of great strategic important in the [[MA:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha Quadrant]] as it lies very close to a stable [[MA:wormhole|wormhole]]. Traffic through the [[MA:Bajoran wormhole|Bajoran wormhole]] is co-ordinated by the joint [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]]/[[Bajoran]] administrated space station, ''[[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]]''. In 2388, Bajor became a member of the Federation. | | Bajor's location is of great strategic important in the [[MA:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha Quadrant]] as it lies very close to a stable [[MA:wormhole|wormhole]]. Traffic through the [[MA:Bajoran wormhole|Bajoran wormhole]] is co-ordinated by the joint [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]]/[[Bajoran]] administrated space station, ''[[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]]''. In 2388, Bajor became a member of the Federation. |
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| ==History==
| | [[Image:Bajoran Map.gif|thumb|150px|''Physical map of Bajor''.]] |
| [[Bajoran]] history can be loosely split up into ages. It is worth noting that the [[Bajoran]] civilisation is among one of the oldest in the galaxy, dating back some 500,000 years. The table below contains significant dates present in Earth-Gregorian format. | |
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| ===Timeline===
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| |c. 27,672 B.C.|| First Republic (aka First Age). Many artistic masterpieces and cultural treasures were completed during this time.
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| |c. 19,672 B.C.|| Second Age. During this period of time, the planet fell into a long period of civil conflicts and changes of philosophy and attitude ensued.
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| |c. 18,672 B.C. || Second Republic. A period of cultural stability and enlightenment that spanned millennia. During this time the D’jarra system was in use. Considerable scientific and cultural progress was made during this time.
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| |2328 || [[Cardassian|Cardassians]] land on Bajor. Ill-prepared for an alien invasion, the [[Bajoran|Bajorans]] were easily subdued by the [[Cardassian]] people, leading to four decades of occupation. During this timeframe, the [[Cardassian|Cardassians]] began to strip-mine Bajor for resources needed to support their own homeworld. Resistance fighters fought the invasionary force using terrorism and guerrilla warfare. Many [[Bajoran|Bajorans]] were displaced from their homeworld over the course of the Occupation, mostly ending up in refugee camps. Some joined [[MA:Starfleet|Starfleet]], and a number of [[Bajoran|Bajorans]] serve on [[MA:Starfleet|Starfleet]] ships at the present time.
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| |2369 || [[Cardassian|Cardassians]] withdraw from Bajor. The costs of occupying the planet due to Resistance activity resulted in the recommendation to abandon the planet being approved. [[MA:Terok Nor|Terok Nor]], the mining station that orbited the planet, was renamed [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]] in an agreement with the [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]], who had been invited to assist in the station’s administration.
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| |2369 || [[MA:Bajoran Wormhole|Bajoran Wormhole]] discovered. The discovery of the [[MA:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha Quadrant’s]] first stable [[MA:wormhole|wormhole]] in the [[MA:Denorios belt|Denorios Belt]], terminating in an orbit of the [[MA:Idran|Idran]] star in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]], placed Bajor on the intergalactic political map with a vengeance.
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| |2369 || [MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA:Opaka|Opaka]] is left in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]] after being killed in a shuttle accident and revived by nanotechnology.
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| |2371 || [[MA:Dominon|Dominion]] Cold War. After the eradication of the population of [[MA:New Bajor|New Bajor]], the first Bajoran colony in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]], Bajor was drawn into a cold war with the [[MA:Dominion|Dominion]] alongside its [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] allies. Fears that Bajor could be the first victim of an invasion fleet led to the bolstering of [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine’s]] defences and the assignment of the [[MA:USS Defiant (NX-74205)|U.S.S. Defiant]] to the sector.
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| |2373 || The lost city of [[MA:B'hala|B’hala]] is rediscovered by [[MA:Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko]].
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| |2373 || Bajor’s application to become a member of the [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] was accepted, but on the recommendation of the [[MA:Emissary|Emissary of the Prophets]], [[MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA:Winn Adami|Winn]] withdrew. It was expected that Bajor would re-petition to join soon afterward.
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| |2373 || [[MA:Dominion War|Dominion War]]. While the [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[MA:Klingon Empire|Klingon Empire]] found themselves at war with the [[MA: Dominion|Dominion]], Bajor, at the behest of the [[MA:Emissary|Emissary of the Prophets]], Captain [[MA:Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko]], signed a non-aggression treaty to keep them out of the fighting. When [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]] was commandeered by [[MA:Dominion|Dominion]] forces in 2373, Major [[MA:Kira Nerys|Kira Nerys]] of the [[Bajoran]] militia led a secret Resistance cell designed to prevent the [[MA:Dominion|Dominion]] from bringing reinforcements through the [[MA:Bajoran Wormhole|wormhole]]. Despite the failure of the cell, the invasionary fleet would be scuttled by the [[Aliens, Wormhole|Prophets]] themselves after an appeal by the [[MA:Emissary|Emissary]].
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| |2374 || The ''Reckoning'', a battle between a [[Aliens, Wormhole|Prophets]] and a [[Ma:Pah-wraith|Pah-wraith]], takes place on ''[[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]]''. If the [[MA:Prophet|Prophet]] wins, it will usher in the Golden Age of Bajor. However, the event does not run to a natural conclusion as [[MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA: Winn Adami|Winn]] bombards the location of the battle with [[MA:Chroniton|chroniton]] radiation.
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| [[Image:Bajoran Map.gif|thumb|150px|''Physical map of Bajor''.]]
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| ==Geography== | | ==Geography== |
| Bajor is divided into 8 main provinces that are largely contained within its main continent of Bha’hagh. These are [[MA:Tozhat Province|Tozhat]], [[MA:Dahkur Province|Dahkur]], [[MA:Lonar Province|Lonar]], [[MA:Hedrikspool Province|Hedrikspool]], [[MA:Musilla Province|Musilla]], [[MA:Hill Province|Hill]], [[MA:Kendra Province|Kendra]] and [[MA:Rakantha Province|Rakantha]]. | | Bajor is divided into 8 main provinces that are largely contained within its main continent of Bha’hagh. These are [[MA:Tozhat Province|Tozhat]], [[MA:Dahkur Province|Dahkur]], [[MA:Lonar Province|Lonar]], [[MA:Hedrikspool Province|Hedrikspool]], [[MA:Musilla Province|Musilla]], [[MA:Hill Province|Hill]], [[MA:Kendra Province|Kendra]] and [[MA:Rakantha Province|Rakantha]]. |
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| ==Politics==
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| The [[Bajoran]] world government runs on a democratic system. Ministers are elected into power, as are the First Minister (government leader) and the [[MA:Kai|Kai]] (Spiritual leader of Bajor).
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| [[Image:Chamber of Ministers.jpg|right|thumb|''The main assembly hall in the Bajoran [[MA:Council of Ministers|Chamber of Ministers]].'']]
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| ===The Bajoran Government===
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| Initially established as a provisional entity to govern world and interstellar politics, the [[MA:Bajoran Provisional Government|Bajoran Government]] is led by the First Minister. All day-to-day policies regarding Bajor, including the judiciary system and diplomatic assignments are co-ordinated through this organisation. The [[MA:Bajoran Provisional Government|Bajoran Government]] is also in direct command of the [[MA:Bajoran Militia|Bajoran Militia]]. Ministers are elected through democratic means. The seat of the Government is in the [[MA:Council of Ministers|Chamber of Ministers]] in the [[Bajoran]] capital.
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| ===The Vedek Assembly===
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| The [[MA:Vedek Assembly|Vedek Assembly]] holds considerable sway over the planet’s legal and cultural administration. The [[MA:Kai|Kai]] and the First Minister often consult each other, and while their jurisdiction does not often coincide it is important for both leaders to be of an agreed political standpoint as often as possible. In 2371 [[MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA:Winn Adami|Winn]] became the first leader of the [[MA:Vedek Assembly|Vedek Assembly]] to ever serve as First Minister. After the [[Cardassian]] Occupation, the [[MA:Vedek Assembly|Vedek Assembly]] was the only official organisation with any political standing left on the planet until the inauguration of the [[MA:Bajoran Provisional Government|Provisional Government]] in 2369.
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| [[Image:Jaro Essa.jpg|right|thumb|''[[MA:Jaro Essa|Minister Jaro]].'']]
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| ===The Circle===
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| In 2370 a xenophobic terrorist movement known as [[MA:The Circle|the Circle]] seized control of the [[MA:Bajoran Provisional Government|Bajoran Provisional government]] under the leadership of Minister [[MA:Jaro Essa|Jaro Essa]]. Despite the coup eventually being reversed, it had lasting repercussions on Bajor due to the election of [[MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA:Winn Adami|Winn]], whose involvement with Minister [[MA:Jaro Essa|Jaro]] aided her campaign a great deal. [[MA:The Circle|The Circle’s]] motto was “Bajor for the [[Bajoran|Bajorans]]”, reflecting the introverted nature of the [[Bajoran]] people, but amplifying it into something twisted and violent. The official political party whose motives were embraced by [[MA:The Circle|the Circle]] was known as the [[MA:Alliance for Global Unity|Alliance for Global Unity]].
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| [[Image:Ro Laren.jpg|right|thumb|''[[MA:Maquis|Maquis]] defector [[MA:Ro Laren|Ro Laren]].'']]
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| ===The Maquis===
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| Some [[Bajoran|Bajorans]] have been known to show sympathy to the ideals of the [[MA:Maquis|Maquis]] due to their crusade against the [[Cardassian|Cardassians]]. [[MA:Ro Laren|Ro Laren]] was such an individual, and defected to their cause from [[MA:Starfleet|Starfleet]] in 2370. On occasion, Major [[MA:Kira Nerys|Kira Nerys]] expressed an affinity with their point of view, but never on an official basis and without actions to back up such an opinion. The [[MA:Maquis|Maquis]] were all but wiped out shortly after Cardassia joined the [[MA:Dominion|Dominion]] in 2373.
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| The [[Bajoran]] judiciary system is not dissimilar to that of the [[MA:United Federation of Plantes|Federation]]. Representatives are called to present their case to an arbitrator, who considers their evidence and witness depositions before making a ruling according to [[Bajoran]] law.
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| Bajor’s relationship with Cardassia was repaired in 2371 following a treaty signed by [[MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA:Winn Adami|Winn]] after much of the diplomatic groundwork was laid out by [[MA:Vedek|Vedek]] [[MA:Bareil Antos|Bareil]]. [[MA:Bareil Antos|Bareil]] died during the negotiation proceedings despite efforts by Lieutenant [[MA:Julian Bashir|Julian Bashir]], Chief Medical Officer of ''[[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]]''. | | Bajor’s relationship with Cardassia was repaired in 2371 following a treaty signed by [[MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA:Winn Adami|Winn]] after much of the diplomatic groundwork was laid out by [[MA:Vedek|Vedek]] [[MA:Bareil Antos|Bareil]]. [[MA:Bareil Antos|Bareil]] died during the negotiation proceedings despite efforts by Lieutenant [[MA:Julian Bashir|Julian Bashir]], Chief Medical Officer of ''[[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]]''. |
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| Bajoran weddings are spiritual affairs, including readings from scriptures and roles for each member of the spouses' extended family. Wedding receptions tend to be long drawn out parties that can last for days, where neighborhoods are inclined to eat, sleep, dance, and come and go repeatedly until the party calms down on its own. If weddings are scheduled close to other its possible the reception for one will blend into the next.
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| *Star Trek RPG: Aliens (Decipher Inc., 2003) | | *Star Trek RPG: Aliens (Decipher Inc., 2003) |
| *[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sb118-embassy/0LymePTorw4 Oddas Aria Sim - Misinformed] | | *[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sb118-embassy/0LymePTorw4 Oddas Aria Sim - Misinformed] |
| | *[https://twitter.com/startrekwisdom/status/614959458058432512 Twitter - Star Trek Wisdom (Language)] |
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| [[Category:Homeworlds]] | | [[Category:Homeworlds]] |
| [[Category:Class M planets]] | | [[Category:Class M planets]] |
| [[Category:Federation members]] | | [[Category:Federation members]] |
