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 [Hawkwing]'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] (current)

! Cities

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

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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## [TWoTRPG|Guide] - Information on the history and culture of Tarabon.
## [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].
## [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.
## [TDR,Prologue] - [Pedron Niall] plans to revive the nation of [Almoth], the squeeze Tarabon between [Almoth] and [Amadicia].
## [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] 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.
## [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.
## [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] expects to hear something in a few weeks.
## [LoC,Ch15] - The [Salidar Aes Sedai] send [Afara], [Edesina] 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] negotiates the Fifth Treaty of [Falme] between [Arad Doman] and Tarabon covering the peaceful disposition of [Almoth Plain]. The treaty fails almost immediately.
## [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] invade Tarabon Panarch [Amathera] is enslaved and King [Andric] is killed. They are replaced with more compliant rulers.
## [CoT,Prologue] - [Rodel Ituralde] rallies displaced Taraboners in [Arad Doman] and convinces them to retake their homeland from the [Seanchan].
## [CoT,Ch15] - [Arymilla] has a mysterious Taraboner, [Jaq Lounalt], in her employee. He is an expert in torture.
## [CoT,Ch27] - [Tallanvor] makes contact with a [Seanchan] army of fifteen thousand comprising mostly Taraboners.
## [KoD,Prologue] - [Rodel Ituralde] attacks dozens of [Seanchan] outposts in Tarabon.
## [KoD,Ch2] - [Elaida] receives a report that Tarabon is revolting against the [Seanchan] occupation.
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