The
Tareen (
Pashto ????) are a prominent
Pashtun tribe residing in
Afghanistan and in
Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.
The Tareen played a key role in Sultan Muhammad Ghori's army and showed great bravery. The Tareen tribes of Hazara migrated from Kandahar as well as the Pishin District of Balochistan in the 17th century CE under the leadership of Sher Khan Tareen.
During his conquest of India, Ahmed Shah Abdali deputed powerful tribal chiefs with conquered areas. In the Hazara region, among the deputed chiefs were Najeebullah Khan Tareen, Sa'adat Khan Swati of Garhi Habibullah, and Mir Zabardast Khan Tanoli (also known as Suba Khan Tanoli). Tareens have some history with other Pashtun tribes in the Hazara region, uniting against Sikhs during the period of Sikh rule. People like Sardar Muhammad Khan Tareen and Sardar Bostan Khan Tareen staunchly resisted the Sikh empire and are now revered as heroes of Hazara history. The leading men among the Tor Tareen in Pishin (1905) were Khan Sahib Iskan Khan Noorzai, Khan Bahadur Khan Batezai, Malik Marsala Khudaidadzai, Malik Shakoor Khudaidadzai , Malik Baz Heikalzai and Malik Muhamad Noor Tareen Alizai.
The famous Khels and subsections of the Tareen tribe are
