Pronunciation: TAH-rah-BON 
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! Location

Tarabon lies on the west coast of the [Westlands|Geography] on the [Aryth Ocean].

In FY 1006, three nobles of [Artur Paendrag Tanreall]'s regional government, Lord Haren Maseed, Lady Tazenia Nerenhald and Lord Boral Amadia, took [Tanchico] and formed a nation. Lord Boral was murdered. Tazenia became Queen and Haren became Panarch. By 500 NE a tradition of male King and female Panarch was established.

! Ruling Body

Ruled jointly by the Panarch and King, always of the opposite sex. The King is hereditary and the Panarch is elected by the Assembly of Lords. The Panarch wears the Crown of the Tree made of gold trefoil leaves and a stole embroidered with trees.

Past and Present Kings:

* [Andric] (current)

Past and Present Panarchs:

* [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault] (current)

! Cities

* [Alcruna]
* [Elmora]
* [Maracru]
* [Nassad]
* [Serana]
* [Tanchico] (capital) 

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In the [Guide]
## [TWoTRPG|Guide] - Information on the history and culture of Tarabon.
# In [New Spring]
## [NS,Ch17] - Tales of [Cadsuane] - she kidnapped a king of Tarabon who could [channel|True Source] and brought him to the [White Tower] for [gentling|stilling].
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Prologue] - [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] orders [Bors|Jaichim Carridin] to continue his [Whitecloak|Whitecloaks] work in Tarabon.
## [TGH,Ch4] - Tarabon and [Arad Doman] have been fighting over [Almoth Plain] for three hundred years.
## [TGH,Ch5] - [Jaichim Carridin] leads the [Whitecloaks] in Tarabon.
## [TGH,Ch7] - Taraboners call themselves the Tree of Man.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Prologue] - [Pedron Niall] plans to revive the nation of [Almoth], the squeeze Tarabon between [Almoth] and [Amadicia].
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch9] - [Egwene] reads books on Tarabon and [Tanchico] hoping to find a clue as to what they should do.
## [TSR,Ch11] - Fifty three years ago [Eurian Romavni] wrote a book titled ''A Journey to Tarabon''.
## [TSR,Ch17] - [Siuan] receives a report that there is an [Aes Sedai] missing in Tarabon.
## [TSR,Ch46] - Aided by the [Whitecloaks], King [Andric] has [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault] invested  as Panarch even though she was rejected by the Assembly of Lords.
## [TSR,Ch51] - The crown that the Panarch wears is called the Crown of the Tree.
## [TSR,Ch52] - The Crown of the Tree is made of gold trefoil leaves decorated with jewels. The Panarch also wears a stole embroidered with trees.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Prologue] - [Evanellein] reports to [Elaida] and her Council that there is no news out of Tarabon or [Arad Doman].
## [TFoH,Ch8] - [Elayne], [Nynaeve], [Thom] and [Juilin] leave Tarabon and cross into [Amadicia].
## [TFoH,Ch49] - The [White Tower] receives no reports at all from Tarabon.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Prologue] - Refugees, mainly from [Almoth Plain], but some from Tarabon and [Arad Doman], are settling in the [Two Rivers].
## [LoC,Ch7] - There is still no news from Tarabon, but [Sheriam Bayanar] expects to hear something in a few weeks.
## [LoC,Ch15] - The [Salidar Aes Sedai] send [Afara], [Edesina Azzedin] and [Guisin] to Tarabon as emissaries.
## [LoC,Ch29] - [Thom] and [Juilin] report that [Niall|Pedron Niall] continues to consolidate the [Whitecloaks] in [Amador] except for a force along the Tarabon border.
## [LoC,Ch31] - Because of the odd messages from [Tanchico], [Niall|Pedron Niall] begins to get a feeling that Tarabon is a serious threat.
## [LoC,Ch43] - In 961 NE [Merana Ambrey] negotiates the Fifth Treaty of [Falme] between [Arad Doman] and Tarabon covering the peaceful disposition of [Almoth Plain]. The treaty fails almost immediately.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch12] - [Egwene] and the [Salidar Aes Sedai] have seen murder and anarchy all across [Altara] and have heard stories of the same in Tarabon and [Arad Doman].
## [ACoS,Ch14] - [Juilin Sandar] sees some Taraboners and says, "Tarabon must be terrible now for a woman not used to taking care of herself."
## [ACoS,Ch26] - When the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] invade Tarabon Panarch [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault] is enslaved and King [Andric] is killed. They are replaced with more compliant rulers.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Prologue] - [Rodel Ituralde] rallies displaced Taraboners in [Arad Doman] and convinces them to retake their homeland from the [Seanchan (People)].
## [CoT,Ch15] - [Arymilla Marne] has a mysterious Taraboner, [Jaq Lounalt], in her employee. He is an expert in torture.
## [CoT,Ch27] - [Martyn Tallanvor] makes contact with a [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] army of fifteen thousand comprising mostly Taraboners.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Prologue] - [Rodel Ituralde] attacks dozens of [Seanchan (People)] outposts in Tarabon.
## [KoD,Ch2] - [Elaida] receives a report that Tarabon is revolting against the [Seanchan (People)] occupation.
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