


Non-Klingon subjects of the Klingon Empire are called "jeghpu'wI'", a status greater than slave, but less than citizen. Fifteen hundred years later, Kahless, son of Kahless, a clone of the original Kahless, was installed as Emperor of the Klingon Empire, the first in three centuries, though given no political power. The empire was begun by Kahless the Unforgettable, who first united the Klingon people. The Klingon Empire is twice as large as the Tholian Assembly and nearly three times as large as the next two largest interstellar political entities, the Romulan Star Empire and the Breen Confederacy.

Only the United Federation of Planets administer a larger territory. The Klingons rule the second largest interstellar polity in known space.
