Klingon Empire 2161

Warp 6, disruptors, photon torpedoes. Major military power without cloaking or matter-energy conversion technology.

Population: 9e9. Estimated per-person power: ~100,000 W/person. Military-industrial spacefaring civilization with warp ships, disruptor manufacturing, planetary industry. About 45x Earth 2023 (2,200 W/person).

Total power: 9e9 x 1e5 = 9e14 W (900 TW). Kardashev: log10(9e14) / 10 - 0.6 = 14.95/10 - 0.6 = 0.895, rounded to 0.9.

Comparable to Andorian Empire 2161 (K=0.9, similar tech era). Earth 2023 baseline: K=0.73. Federation 2373: K=1.0.

Note: some sources classify the 24th-century Klingon Empire as Type II, but that reflects a much later era with far more territory and energy usage.

Memory Alpha lists 23 confirmed Klingon worlds across all eras. Not all were held by 2161. Known 22nd-century worlds include Qo'noS (homeworld), Boreth, Rura Penthe, N'Vak Colony, Qu'Vat Colony, Krios Prime, and Ty'Gokor.

The Empire is already a major interstellar power with centuries of colonization behind it. 20 inhabited worlds is a conservative mid-range estimate for this era.

The Chancellor heads the Klingon High Council, which consists of representatives from the twenty-four Great Houses. The position of Emperor is vacant since the mid-21st century. Chancellor M'Rek holds office circa 2154. Each Great House controls its own territory, military forces, and economic resources. Succession is decided through the Rite of Succession or by combat challenge.

Star Trek Star Charts (2002) places Klingon warp capability at approximately 930 AD (Earth calendar). This makes them one of the older warp-capable civilizations in the region, predating humans by over 1,100 years (Earth achieved warp in 2063) but postdating the Vulcans (~320 AD) and the Andorians (~1154 AD).

No canon population figure exists for the 22nd century Klingon Empire. Qo'noS has 3.84 billion inhabitants in 2378 (canon). In 2161, the homeworld population is likely similar or slightly lower, around 3-4 billion.

With roughly 20 colony worlds averaging 250 million each, total Empire population is estimated at 9 billion. Range reflects uncertainty: the low end assumes fewer, smaller colonies; the high end assumes more established worlds with larger populations.

TL 9 FTL. Warp 6 drives, disruptor cannons, photon torpedoes, deflector shields. Hardest tech: warp drive (FTL via subspace field manipulation). No cloaking devices, no replicators, no transporters confirmed in this era. D5-class battle cruisers and Bird-of-Prey are the backbone of the fleet.

The Klingon Empire controls ~20 worlds, fields a large military fleet, and dominates a significant region of the Beta Quadrant. One of the major interstellar powers of the 22nd century. Class 10 Interstellar Dominion.