Tamrin. A Taraboner who was head of the military in Tanchico.
Tamsin Ituralde. Rodel Ituralde’s wife. She told him that if he died in battle, she would go after him and would be the first living person to haunt the dead.
Tamyrlin, Ring of. See Ring of Tamyrlin
Tanchico. The capital of Tarabon. It lay on the Aryth Ocean at the mouth of the River Andahar. Tanchico was built on three hilly peninsulas extending south into Tanchico Bay. From east to west the peninsulas were named Verana, Maseta and Calpene. A dozen fortresses surrounded the harbor. The Great Circle on the Calpene was a huge gathering place for horse races or fireworks. The King’s Circle was on the Maseta, and the Panarch’s Circle and Panarch’s Palace were on the Verana. The Civil Watch kept order in the city.
Tanchico Bay. The body of water formed by the River Andahar meeting the Aryth Ocean on the west coast of Tarabon.
Tandar. A feast celebrated on the ninth day of Maigdhal. No one was supposed to let Tandar end while still holding a grudge or having a disagreement with anyone. Although the intent was that such things should be made up, it was not unknown for festivities to be marred by an attempt to fulfill the requirement in quite another way.
Tando. An Andoran Youngling who was guarding the mayor’s house in Dorlan when Gawyn saw Katerine leave.
Tanera. A short, dark sul’dam killed during Semirhage’s attempted capture of Rand. Her damane, Miri, also died during the action.
Tanhal, Stedding. A stedding located in Arafel.
Tanisloe, Serafelle. See Serafelle Tanisloe
Tanreall, Artur Paendrag. See Artur Hawkwing
Tar Valon. An independent city-state, and a walled island on the River Erinin; location of the White Tower. The government was administered by a council of Aes Sedai chosen by the Hall of the Tower. It included a Great Library and an Ogier Grove. It suffered a great fire in FY 642. Some slight damage was done to the White Tower itself, and to the Tower library. Its population reached 500,000 to 700,000 people before the Last Battle.
Tar Valon, Battle of. See Battle of the Shining Walls, the
Tar Valon Gate. One of the city gates in Caemlyn; it opened onto the Tar Valon Road.
Tar Valon Road. A thoroughfare leading out of Caemlyn toward Tar Valon.
Tarabon. A nation south of the Almoth Plain on the Aryth Ocean; its capital was Tanchico. Tarabon’s sigil was a golden tree with a thick bole and spreading branches balanced by spreading roots below: the Tree, or the Golden Tree. Its banner was the Golden Tree on a field vertically striped red and white: four red and three white.
Tarabon was founded in approximately FY 1006. In that year, Lord Haren Maseed, Lady Tazenia Nerenhald and Lord Boral Amadia, three powerful nobles who had held high positions in Hawkwing’s regional government, took Tanchico and proclaimed the coastal region around the city, a region then called Tarabon, an independent nation. They adopted the form of government that had been used in Balasun, with a ruler (King or Queen) balanced by a Panarch (who could be male or female as well, although always the opposite gender from the ruler), with an Assembly consisting of nobles, wealthy merchants and guild representatives to balance both ruler and Panarch. Lord Boral was considered the leader of the three, a former provincial governor and general under Hawkwing, but he was murdered and Lady Tazenia became Queen Tazenia, and Lord Haren became the Panarch Haren. Tarabon, consisting of little more than the city of Tanchico, was immediately attacked by forces wanting to reestablish Balasun, but Tarabon survived, although it took to the very end of the War of the Hundred Years to grow to a stable size. The dual-ruler form of government remained unchanged for several hundred years after the war, but by approximately 500 NE, the ruler was always a king, the Panarch was always female, and the Assembly consisted solely of nobles and had lost almost all of its power. The right to name the new Panarch was one of the few remaining real powers the Assembly had, and it was guarded jealously. The Panarch of Tanchico was the equal of the King in authority. She was responsible for collecting taxes, customs and duties; he for spending them properly. She controlled the Civil Watch and the courts, except for the High Court, which was the King’s. The army was his, except for the Panarch’s Legion, which was hers.
At the time of the Seanchan invasion, as far as most of the rest of the world knew, anarchy and civil war were ripping Tarabon apart. There seemed to be no order anywhere in the country. Claimants for the throne fought against the King, each other, the Dragonsworn and brigands. The Whitecloaks withdrew after events in Tanchico, for which they got most of the blame from Taraboners who knew anything at all about them. Into that boiling pot, the Seanchan under the High Lady Suroth took the city of Tanchico, then took all of Tarabon. Tanchico fell shortly after Elayne and Nynaeve left. Rumors spread of Artur Hawkwing’s armies coming back and of Aes Sedai fighting in battles, taken by many only as evidence of confusion in that country. Various warring noble Houses tried to go it alone or to play for position, making alliances they intended to break. Most of them simply did not realize what or who the Seanchan were. Most were forced into submission to the Seanchan, as were many of the Dragonsworn. The Seanchan raised large numbers of troops among the Taraboners. The King’s Life Guard numbered about three thousand men, when it existed. It was dispersed by the Seanchan, though many of the surviving men were incorporated into the Seanchan forces. The Panarch’s Legion consisted of about three thousand men on land and about a thousand to fifteen hundred on ships, when it existed. Like the Life Guard, it was dispersed by the Seanchan, though many of the survivors were incorporated into levies raised by the Seanchan. Unlike most other nations, Tarabon did have a permanent naval force, but it was part of the Panarch’s Legion, not a separate force. Its primary function was quelling pirate activities. It was dispersed with the rest of the Panarch’s Legion.
Taraboners called themselves the Tree of Man and claimed to be descended from rulers in the Age of Legends; their sign was the Tree of Life, although they did not have any belief that they ever possessed a sapling of Avendesora.
With the civil unrest, Tarabon’s trade died, but the Seanchan conquest led to a revival. They established trade with Amadicia, and resumed trade with Ebou Dar shortly after the city fell to the Seanchan. Men and women who swore the oaths were free to trade.
Tarabon produced dyes, rugs and carpets that were considered some of the best, and lace, also considered among the finest. Tarabon was the third-largest supplier of olives and olive oil after Tear and Illian. Wine, hides and leather and nuts were also produced in Tarabon. The nation had a number of silver mines, but few gold mines, and intricate silverwork and goldwork of distinctive patterns and styles were produced, as well as swords and daggers, many highly decorated.
Taralan. A place in the Fourth Age where Boanne, the composer of Do’in Toldara te, Songs of the Last Age, Quarto Nine: The Legend of the Dragon, was Songmistress.