<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Td> Augmented human </Td> </Tr> <P> Khan Noonien Singh, commonly shortened to Khan, is a fictional character in the Star Trek science fiction franchise . The character first appeared in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed" (1967), and was portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán, who reprised his role in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . In the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness, he is played by Benedict Cumberbatch . </P> <P> The character once controlled more than a quarter of the Earth during the Eugenics Wars of the 1990s . After being revived from suspended animation in 2267 by the crew of the Starship Enterprise, Khan attempts to capture the starship, but is thwarted by James T. Kirk and exiled on Ceti Alpha V to create a new society with his people . In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, set fifteen years after "Space Seed", Khan escapes his exile and sets out to exact revenge upon Kirk . </P>

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