Much of the tribe continues to live in their native lands in the southern parts of
Afghanistan and
Pishin in
Baluchistan,
Pakistan.[3] During the reign of the
Mughal emperor
Shah Jahan (1628 to 1658) a group of Tareen/Tarin emigrated to the area which is now the
Hazara area of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of
Pakistan.[3][4] The Tareen Chiefs resisted the
Sikh occupation of Hazara region which resulted in their properties/ land being usurped by Sikh armies.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
^Caroe O. The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957 Oxford University Press
ISBN978-0-19-577221-0. 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
^1998 District census report of Pishin. Census publication. Vol. 113. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. p. 7.