In an alternate timeline, the Vulcan Protectorate was an interstellar state controlled by the Vulcans. In this reality Humans died out in the 1950s (see Miri's World), hence there was no Jonathan Archer to help the Vulcans rediscover the Kir'Shara. (TOS episode & novelization: Miri; ENT episode & novelization: Awakening); (DTI novel: Forgotten History) At the same time, the Vulcans infiltrated the Romulans and assimilated them into their society. By 2274 the Vulcan Protectorate also controlled Coridan III and Paan Mokar and had acquired Vedala technology. (DTI novel: Forgotten History)