Kulian was an Orion nation-state on the planet of Botchok (Rigel VIII). It was one of the so-called "Big Four", along with Mazak, Tipot and Yuin, whose delegates controlled the Botchok Planetary Congress and the Orion Colonies Intelligence. It had elections for public posts. When Orion forces were used for offworld combat at the Battle of Lomatin IV in 2351 BCE (stardate −43/51), in contravention of the Treaty of Kammzdast, the governments of the Orion nations protested and the involved master races were punished, though the practice continued discreetly.