How much does Mansabdar Sepoy cost in AoE3?

180 food, 60 coin; 38 s to train; 1 population (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).

What is the proto ID of Mansabdar Sepoy?

ypSepoyMansabdar — the name scenario triggers, AI scripts and mods use.

Infantry · Colonial Age

Mansabdar Sepoy

Mansabdar Sepoy (proto ID ypSepoyMansabdar) is an infantry unit in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309 from the Colonial Age: 360 hit points, ranged 25 every 3 s at range 12; melee 17 every 1.5 s (×2 vs Cavalry, ×1.5 vs Light Infantry), 20% melee resist. It costs 180 food, 60 coin and takes 38 s to train at the Charminar Gate. 1 civilization has it.

Quick answers (3)

How much does Mansabdar Sepoy cost in AoE3?: 180 food, 60 coin; 38 s to train; 1 population (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
Which civilizations have Mansabdar Sepoy?: Indians.
What is the proto ID of Mansabdar Sepoy?: ypSepoyMansabdar — the name scenario triggers, AI scripts and mods use.

Hit points

360

Cost

180

Train time

38 s

Speed

Inspires all nearby Sepoys. Powerful Indian heavy infantry that has a large bonus against cavalry at melee.

Population: 1
Line of sight: 16
Melee resist: 20%
Build limit: 1
Available from: IIColonial
XP when killed: 24
Game ID: ypSepoyMansabdar

In the game's words

How to use it

The Mansabdar Sepoy is an Elite Indian unit that can be trained at the Charminar Gate Wonder. It has an inspiring affect on all nearby non-Mansabdar units of the same type, increasing their attack and hitpoints. The Sepoy is a native Indian musketeer unit in the employ of the British East India Company. It has less range and less attack than other Musketeer units, but has more hitpoints and a bonus versus cavalry, even in ranged mode.

History

During his rule over the Mughal Empire of India, Akbar the Great brought the whole of his military organization under a new system of administration called the mansabdari. The title was taken from the term “mansab,” which means rank. Officers in the Mughal army were given a mansab and then expected to be servants of the state, with their dismissal or suspension resting directly in the hands of the emperor. There were thirty-three grades of mansabdars, differentiated by the Zat and the Sawar. The Zat referred to the number of troops that the mansabdar maintained, while the Sawar referred to the number of horses that he maintained. The number of soldiers under a man’s command could start at ten and rise into the ten thousands. Of course, the highest rank that any common officer could hold only offered a command of 5,000 men. Larger forces were always first allotted to royal princes. Yet, after the death of Akbar at the beginning of the seventeenth century, the grades were increased. Common officers could reach the mansabdar grade corresponding to a command of over 20,000 men. By definition, the “sepoy” is an indigenous soldier serving in the armed forces of a European power. The most commonly known example is a native Indian fighting for the British occupational forces in India, starting in the sixteenth century. The rank of sepoy is the lowest enlisted rank in the British India army, similar to that of a private. Sepoy soldiers were the driving force behind the 1857 uprising associated with the British East India Company, the commercial trade empire that had occupied and exploited the territories of India since as early as 1610. The mutiny erupted when a group of sepoys refused to use their new Lee-Enfield rifles. Loading the rifles required the soldiers to bite off the ends of greased cartridges, and rumors that the cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs had circulated through the ranks. This outraged both Hindus, who regard cows as sacred, and Muslims, who regard pigs as unclean. After years of British mistreatment and disrespect, the sepoys found they had endured enough.

From the game's History encyclopedia (Special).