Changes: Kira Taban

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Kira Taban on Bajor in 2346.

Kira Taban, fatally wounded.

Kira Taban was a Bajoran citizen who lived during the Cardassian Occupation. He was the husband of Kira Meru and the father of Kira Nerys, Kira Pohl and Kira Reon. A kind and gentle man, Kira Taban was a farmer by trade, and was especially proud of his garden.

In 2346, his wife Meru was one of several Bajoran women taken to the new Cardassian station Terok Nor to serve as comfort women. Taban and his children began to recieve better care and food afterward. Though most Bajorans viewed comfort women as collaborators, Taban believed she was making a great sacrifice for her family. He often told his daughter Nerys that Meru was the bravest woman he'd ever known, though she did not learn her mother was a comfort woman until 2374.(DS9: "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")

Taban was killed by members of the Cardassian Heavy Weapons Unit, Third Assault Group, Ninth Order while attempting to persuade them from torching his home and village.

Gravely wounded by a disruptor shot to his abdomen, he survived long enough for Kira Nerys and the Shakaar Resistance Cell to find him. However, after several days of extreme pain, he finally succumbed to his injuries.

Kira Nerys was not present when he died, as she was out launching an ambush against her father's attackers at the time. He died calling out her name; this fact would still haunt Nerys years later.(DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water")

Kira Taban was played by Trek regular Thomas Kopache

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 [[Image:Kira taban.JPG|thumb|150px|Kira Taban on Bajor in 2346.]]
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-'''Kira Taban''' was a [[Bajoran]] citizen who lived during the Cardassian [[Occupation of Bajor|Occupation]].  He was the husband of [[Kira Meru]] and the father of [[Kira Nerys]], [[Kira Pohl]] and [[Kira Reon]]. A kind and gentle man, Kira Taban was a farmer by trade, and was especially proud of his garden.
+'''Kira Taban''' was a [[Bajoran]] citizen who lived during the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor|Occupation]].  He was the husband of [[Kira Meru]] and the father of [[Kira Nerys]], [[Kira Pohl]] and [[Kira Reon]]. A kind and gentle man, Kira Taban was a farmer by trade, and was especially proud of his garden.
 In [[2346]], his wife Meru was one of several Bajoran women taken to the new Cardassian station [[Terok Nor]] to serve as [[comfort women]].  Taban and his children began to recieve better care and food afterward.  Though most Bajorans viewed comfort women as collaborators, Taban believed she was making a great sacrifice for her family. He often told his daughter Nerys that Meru was the bravest woman he'd ever known, though she did not learn her mother was a comfort woman until [[2374]].([[DS9]]: "[[Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night]]")
-He was killed by members of the Cardassian Heavy Weapons Unit, Third Assault Group, Ninth Order while attempting to persuade them from torching his home and village.
+Taban was killed by members of the Cardassian Heavy Weapons Unit, Third Assault Group, Ninth Order while attempting to persuade them from torching his home and village.
 Gravely wounded by a [[disruptor]] shot to his abdomen, he survived long enough for Kira Nerys and the [[Shakaar Resistance Cell]] to find him. However, after several days of extreme pain, he finally succumbed to his injuries.