Assassination Assassination was the act of murder ing an important individual for political or ideological purposes . Those who carried out assassinations were known as assassins , who may have been in the employ of a government or other group , or operated independently for hire . " Assassination was common in the mirror universe . became captain of the through assassinating the previous captain , who had been recovering from the Crestian flu . ( ) In 2267 , when Captain James T . Kirk , accidentally transported to that universe , refused to fire on the Halkan s for denying the Terran Empire dilithium , Ensign attempted to assassinate him . He stated that nobody would question the assassination of a captain who had disobeyed prime orders of the Empire . Later , on researching the history of that universe , Kirk discovered that his had advanced to the command of the " " by assassinating Captain . " ( ) Klingon Emperor Reclaw of the Second Dynasty was assassinated by General K ' Trelan . ( ) In 2293 , Captain Kirk and Doctor McCoy were sent to Rura Penthe after being wrongfully convicted of assassinating Klingon chancellor Gorkon . ( ) Romulan Proconsul Merrok was assassinated in the 24th century by poison . Elim Garak may have been involved . ( ) As of 2375 , Smeet was the only Ferengi Grand Nagus to ever be assassinated in office . ( ) In 2365 , a conference on Pacifica was almost threatened when two Antidean s posed as visiting dignitaries , intending to blow up the area with ultritium hidden in their robes . They were identified by Ambassador Lwaxana Troi and detained . ( ) By 2366 , Dukat had survived four assassination attempts during his time as Prefect of Bajor . Timor Landi , Ishan Chaye and Jillur Gueta were executed for an attempt in that year . ( ) Over a period of six months in 2366 , Alexana Devos had three assassination attempts on her life by the Ansata . In 2369 , the Kohn - Ma claimed responsibility for the assassination of one of the Bajoran First minister s . ( ) The same year , a Bajoran officer tried to assassinate Commander Benjamin Sisko with a small device he received from Doctor Julian Bashir . All participants were under the influence of the Saltah ' na energy sphere s . ( ) Kira once told Odo about her past with the Shakaar resistance cell and that she lay down at night and plotted the assassination of men like Gul Darhe ' el . ( ) In 2369 the Bajoran engineer Neela , who conspired with Vedek Winn Adami , tried to assassinate Vedek Bareil Antos during his visit of the station . ( ) In 2371 , Enabran Tain ordered the assassinations of several former associates , including Garak , who posed potential threats to his return to power . Garak was able to preempt his assassination attempt by the Flaxian Retaya by destroying his own shop . ( ) In 2374 , the Orion Syndicate attempted to assassinate the Klingon ambassador to Farius Prime at the behest of the Dominion . The plan failed due to the actions of Miles O ' Brien . ( ) Also in 2374 , the assassination of Senator Vreenak by Garak led to the Romulan Star Empire joining the war against the Dominion . ( ) In late 2375 , Luther Sloan and Section 31 duped Julian Bashir into believing they were about to assassinate Tal Shiar Chairman Koval . In reality , they hoped to stop Kimara Cretak from taking Koval ' s seat on the Continuing Committee . ( ) In the " Julian Bashir , Secret Agent " holoprogram , Lady Wantsomore is brainwashed and made to attempt to assassinate the Queen of England . ( ) In 2379 , after Praetor Hiren rejected their demands by Commander Suran to forge an alliance with the Reman s against the Federation , Senator Tal ' aura used a thalaron radiation projector to assassinate the entire Romulan Senate . ( )