Caravanserai

"Trains and upgrades hand and ranged cavalry."
—In-game description

The Caravanserai is a military building in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Indians and becomes available once the Colonial Age is reached. It fulfills a similar role to the Stable, but trains camel and elephant cavalry instead.

Units Edit

Unit	Cost	Pop.
Sowar	80 food, 80 coin	2
Zamburak	60 food, 60 coin	1
Mahout Lancer	400 food, 250 wood	7
Howdah	250 food, 350 coin	6

Further statistics Edit

As Caravanserai are unique to the Indians, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards Edit

As Caravanserai are unique to the Indians, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Caravanserai

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Germans Edit

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cheap Stables	Stables, Corrals and Caravanserai cost -50%; Nobles' Huts and War Academies cost -25% to -30%		1

Indians Edit

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points		10
Mughal Architecture	Buildings except wonders cost -20% wood and build time -50% +1 Villager		40

History Edit

"A caravanserai was a quadrangular building frequented by merchants along routes in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeastern Europe. It was designed specifically to accommodate the needs of travelers and their pack animals. The central courtyard featured a fountain and was opened to the sky. The caravanserai was surrounded by a series of arcades and stalls large enough to keep 300 to 400 camels comfortably. A typical caravanserai offered refreshment for humans and animals, space for religious worship, lodging, and a small market where those passing through could purchase new goods for the road ahead. Some of the more elaborate caravanserai even offered luxurious private baths.

The word “caravanserai” is derived from the Persian “karwan,” which signifies a company (or “caravan”) of travelers in a large inn or “serai.” Early Muslim rulers often built and maintained these inns on well-worn travel routes to encourage political solidarity, trade safety, and economic growth of their kingdoms."

Age of Empires III
Buildings in Age of Empires III
Civilian	House
Economic	Town Center · Trading Post · Market · Mill · Livestock Pen · Church · Plantation · Factory · Capitol
Military	Outpost · Dock · Barracks · Stable · Artillery Foundry · Arsenal · Fort · Saloon*
Other	Field Hospital · Native Embassy*
British	Manor
Dutch	Bank
Ottomans	Mosque
Russians	Blockhouse
The WarChiefs
Aztecs	Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Nobles' Hut
Iroquois	Longhouse · Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Corral · Siege Workshop
Sioux	Teepee · Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Corral
The Asian Dynasties
Chinese	Village · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · War Academy · Wonders
Indians	Sacred Field · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Caravanserai · Wonders
Japanese	Shrine · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Dojo · Wonders
* introduced in The Warchiefs
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