The Cuman Chief is a cavalry hero in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
The unit resembles a Steppe Lancer mixed with its Elite version (with a unique barding, a shield on its back, and a larger caparison). Like other heroes, the unit is immune to conversion and can regenerate health.
Campaign appearances[]
The unit is used to represent chieftains of steppe cultures in several scenarios:
- Two allied Chiefs are present in the scenario The Battle at the Kalka River, one is next to Girgen Khan in Saving the Huts, one in each of the two Cuman encampments in Blood for Blood, and two Chiefs (one under the player) who part ways in A New Home, in the Kotyan Khan campaign.
- One (renamed as Kasim Beg) appears in the Tsar of the Bulgars, Echoes of Heroes and Where the One-Eyed Man is King scenarios of the Ivaylo campaign.
- One renamed to Haci Beg is in the scenario The Tatar Yoke in the Algirdas and Kestutis campaign.
- A Cuman Chief leads the Cumans in northern Georgia in Takeover in the Tamar campaign.
History[]
The fundamental unit of Cuman society was the family, made up of blood relatives. A group of families formed a clan, led by a Chief; a group of clans formed a tribe, led by a Khan. A typical Cuman clan was named after an object, animal, or a leader of the clan. The names of the leaders of clans or tribes sometimes ended in "apa/aba".