Taifa of Toledo (Age of Charlemagne) Spear Infantry

Umayyad Guardsmen

The personal guard of the Umayyad caliphs, drawn from the ranks of the mamluk slave army and bolstered by foreign mercenaries, was known as the 'hasham'. Captured beyond the caliphate's eastern borders, beyond Transoxiana, the mamluks (or ghilman) were trained in captivity and freed on appointment to the guard. This was for two reasons; freed slaves owed a debt of duty to their former masters and those from outside the caliphate would be far less likely to intrigue or join an insurrection against it. Mamluk forces became the backbone of Islamic military power in the eastern empire, but the Cordoban caliphs of the west augmented their armies with Berbers and native Andalusians (a mix of native Iberian and Visigothic settlers). The proliferation of mamluk soldiers across the Umayyad Caliphate as peacekeepers contributed greatly to its later destabilisation, as commanders were able to levy their loyal mamluks against both rivals and the central authorities alike.

Unit Name Umayyad Guardsmen

Main Unit Key cha_mus_umayyad_guardsmen

Land Unit Key cha_mus_umayyad_guardsmen

Naval Unit Key cha_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1000

Recruitment Cost 1000

Upkeep Cost 300

Melee Attack 41

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 30

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 35

Melee Defence 74

├ Base Defence 39

├ Shield cha_metal_round_small

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 54

├ Armour cha_scale

├ Armour Defence 54

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 54

Abilities

• Spear Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Emir's Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_mus_3) Level 2

Faction Availability

Age of Charlemagne

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