The Tareen (or Tarin) () is a

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tribe inhabiting southern

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, and western region of

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.Caroe O. ''The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957'' Oxford University Press . Page 521.Muhammad Hyat Khan, "Hayat i Afghan" (Orig. in Persian 1865) trans. by Priestley H. B. "Afghanistan and its Inhabitants", 1874; Reprint Lahore: Sang i Meel Press, 1981

History

Much of the tribe continues to live in their native lands in the southern parts of

and Pishin in

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."Panni 1969" During the reign of the Mughal emperor

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(1628 to 1658) a group of Tareen/Tarin emigrated to the area which is now the

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province of

.''Hazara District Gazetteer'' 1883 and 1907. The Tareen Chiefs resisted the

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occupation of Hazara region which resulted in their properties/ land being usurped by Sikh armies.

Branches (Clans)

According to Ni'mat Allah al-Harawi in ''History of the Afghans'', Tareen had three sons namely: Tor, Spin (Aspin or Speen) and Awdal/Born Tareen/Abdali. Their descendants today have adopted the names above as tribal identities and are known as Tor Tareen, Spin Tareen and Bor Tareen. These three major clans are further divided into smaller units.Dorn B. ''History of the Afghans: translated from the Persian of Neamet Ullah'' Third edition p42.

Location

Tareens historically belong to Pishin in northern Balochistan. Over time, a large segment of the tribe has settled in the

of northern Pakistan and modern day

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Notable people of Tareen descent

* Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin, CSI, cavalry officer . * Abdul Latif Khan Tarin, IDSM, British-Indian Army officer, WWI. * Ayub Khan, former

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* Sardar Bahadur Khan, Pakistani politician * Gohar Ayub Khan, Pakistani ex-

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, politician and businessman. * Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, Magistrate during British times and MP latter. * Abdus Salim Khan, former Indian and later Pakistani civil servant and diplomat. * Jehangir Khan Tareen, Pakistani politician and businessman. * Shaukat Tarin, Pakistani banker and politician. * Habibullah Khan Tarin, Pakistani army officer and politician. * Naseer Ahmed Khan Tareen, Pashtun tribal chieftain, social activist and philanthropist * Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen, Vice-chancellor of B. S. Abdur Rahman University, former vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University. * Haris Tarin, Afghan-American, director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, USA. * Nadeem Tarin, Indian businessman, philanthropist and educationist settled in

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* Muhammad Israr Tareen, politician and member of the Pakistani National Assembly. * Yousuf Ayub Khan, former politician and a businessman. * Omar Ayub Khan, politician and minister . * Akbar Ayub Khan, member of Parliament from Haripur district * Mujahid Tareen, former player of

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References

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