In the mirror universe, Khan Noonien Singh (born 1970) was a notorious Terran Augment who lived during the 20th century. He was driven to improve the Terran race through genetic augmentation. However, his experiments were banned by the Terran Empire. (TNG - Mirror Universe novella: The Worst of Both Worlds) In 2371, the archaeologist for hire Vash speculated as to whether or not the Terran Empire would have been conquered by the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance in 2295 had they allowed Khan to proceed with his genetic experiments. (TNG - Mirror Universe novella: The Worst of Both Worlds)