Shogunate

Shogunate
Building information
Introduced in	The Asian Dynasties
Type	Building Military Wonder
Civilization	Japanese
Age	Exploration Age Commerce Age Fortress Age Industrial Age
Use	Advances the player into the next Age Gives XP and ships Daimyo Masamune when built Retrain Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa
Special ability	Country in Chains
Construction
Food	800 1,200 2,000 4,000
Coin	1,000 1,200 4,000
Max. builders	8
Build time	120 seconds 145 seconds 120 seconds 120 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	5,000
Line of Sight	12
XP bounty	240

“	Decreases training time and cost of land military units.	”
—In-game description

The Shogunate is a Wonder in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Japanese and can be built to advance into the next Age. It gives the player XP and ships a Daimyo when built, and has Country in Chains which reduces the cost and training time of land military units, as well as being able to retrain Daimyo.

Shipments

• 400 XP
• 300 XP and Daimyo Masamune
• 600 XP and Daimyo Masamune
• 1,600 XP and Daimyo Masamune

Special ability

• Country in Chains (passive): Reduces the cost of land military units by 5% and their train time by 10%.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Limit
	Daimyo Mototada	350 coin	4	1
	Daimyo Kiyomasa
	Daimyo Masamune
	Shogun Tokugawa	750 coin

Note: Daimyo Kiyomasa, Daimyo Mototada, and Shogun Tokugawa must be shipped from the Home City first before they can be trained at the Shogunate.

Tactics

It is highly recommended to build the Shogunate to advance into the Industrial Age or Imperial Age due to its decent XP bonus that is for the Japanese (especially considering they can sent most shipments twice) and the Daimyo.

Further statistics

As the Shogunate is unique to the Japanese, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table.

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything, especially siege units, artillery, and Monitors
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Cost	Marriage Politics (-15%) Comanche Trade Language (-10% coin)
Other	Jagiellonian Legacy (units and resources already earned from age-ups are provided again)

Home City Cards

As the Shogunate is unique to the Japanese, 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 Shogunate

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points		10

• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
Advanced Wonders	Wonders get +50% hit points and -25% build time		10
Daimyo Kiyomasa	Ships Daimyo Kiyomasa and allows him to be retrained at the Shogunate		1
Daimyo Mototada	Ships Daimyo Mototada and allows him to be retrained at the Shogunate		10
Shogun Tokugawa	Ships Shogun Tokugawa and allows him to be retrained at the Shogunate		10
Forty Seven Ronin	Turns all villagers and Shrines into Masterless Samurai, Castles into Wokou Ronin, Wonders and Town Centers into Ronin; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin		N/A

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Changelog

The Asian Dynasties

• The Shogunate gives 1,600 XP when advancing to the Industrial Age.

Definitive Edition

• The Shogunate gives 600 XP when advancing to the Industrial Age.

History

“	The Shogunate was built in the fifteenth century as the central architectural representation of the might and grace of the Japanese shogun, or bakufu. Its magnificent grounds encompass the seat of power, as well as the surrounding village, the entire community safely tucked within the outermost moat. Behind the Shogunate's sturdy ramparts and walls, the most influential lords of Japan met to plot their nation's future.	”
—In-game history section

Gallery

The Shogunate's Age up choice picture

The Shogunate as it appears in-game

A photo of the Himeji Castle, which resembles the Shogunate

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