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Military building that trains Inca elite infantry and reduces the population cost of garrisoned units.
—In-game description

The Kallanka is a military building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Inca. It trains Bolas Warriors, Huaracas, and Macemen, and can be garrisoned by military units, who will use 1 less population while being garrisoned.

Overview[]

The Kallanka not only functions as a building to train basic military units, but it also has three additional uses.

Firstly, it may be used as a sort of Outpost to look out for any coming enemy units, keeping troops inside to wait for enemies to strike. When they do attack, or if the enemy units are weaker, the player may bring out the garrisoned units to wipe them out. Secondly, the player can also use the Kallanka to launch raids into weaker enemy settlements in hit-and-run attacks; and thirdly, the player can use the Kallanka to keep reserve units (preferrably infantry, since any unit garrisoned inside will only open up 1 population slot) to replace any current ones.

Units[]

Age Unit Cost Pop.
Age III tech tree aoe3
DE Bolas Warrior Icon Bolas Warrior 35 food
65 coin
1
Huaraca-icon-aoe3 Huaraca 30 wood
90 coin
2
Inca Maceman Icon Maceman 100 food
100 coin
2

Technologies[]

Age Technology Cost Effect
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Viracocha Worship Viracocha Worship 750 wood
750 coin
Ships 2 Builder Travois

Further statistics[]

As Kallankas are unique to the Incas, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following tables:

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Everything
Improvements
Hit points Flying Buttress Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost Cree Textile Craftsmanship Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Tupi Forest Burning Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards[]

As Kallankas are unique to the Incas, 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 Kallanka
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Chinese[]

Card Description Age
Team art of war TEAM Art of War Barracks, Stables, Corrals, War Academies, and Caravanserai cost -30%; Blockhouses, Nobles' Huts, War Huts, and Kallankas cost -10%
Age I tech tree aoe3

Germans[]

Card Description Age
German Home City 3 (Cheap Stables) TEAM Reichsritter Stables, Corrals, and Caravanserais cost -50%; Nobles' Huts, War Academies, and War Camps cost -25%; Kallankas cost -15%
Age I tech tree aoe3

Incas[]

Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 3 (Improved Buildings) Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points
Age I tech tree aoe3
Inca Home City 3 (Census) Census Kallankas get +100% hit points; Kallanka build limit +1 and build time -50%
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Inca Home City 3 (Monumental Architecture) Monumental Architecture Buildings get +45% hit points; Town Centers get +35% attack
Age II tech tree aoe3
Inca Home City 3 (Wamani) Wamani Ships 2 Kallanka Travois and Kallanka units can be trained an Age earlier; costs 500 wood
Age II tech tree aoe3
Iroquois Home City 4 (Old Ways) Old Ways Big Button technologies cost -50%
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Hc huanka support Huanka Support Ships 1 Town Travois and 1 War Hut Travois; Town Center build limit +1; Buildings' build time -15%; costs 250 coin
Age II tech tree aoe3

Indians[]

Card Description Age
Team improved buildings TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3

Russians[]

Card Description Age
Russian Home City 3 (Barracks Hitpoints) TEAM House of Romanov Barracks, War Camps and War Academies get +100% hit points; Blockhouses, Kallankas, War Huts, and Nobles' Huts get +50% hit points; Watch Towers get +10% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3

Spanish[]

Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 3 (Cheap Barracks) TEAM Cheap Barracks Barracks cost -50%; Blockhouses, War Huts, and Kallankas cost -15%; War Academies cost -25%
Age I tech tree aoe3

Changelog[]

Defintive Edition[]

  • Originally, Kallankas have a build limit of 3 and give 30 XP when built, 60 XP when destroyed. With update 9476, they have a build limit of 4 and give 60 XP when built, 120 XP when destroyed.
  • With update 20322, the Kallanka supports 10 population, similar to a House.

History[]

The Inca Empire dominated the Andean region not just through remarkable administration and military logistics, but also with a series of extensive strongholds, often situated on mountains or other strategically important locations. Combinations of stone walls, ramparts, and earthworks formed defensible positions from which the Inca could control the surrounding territory.

Strongholds such as Saqsahuaman, Macchu[sic] Picchu, and Ollantaytambo played a critical role in the deadly conflict between the Spanish and the Inca, frustrating attempts by the former to conquer Inca land and the latter to retake it. Despite superior Spanish technology, the firm earthworks and stone ramparts provided a surprisingly staunch resistance against assaults, while defenders used the surrounding terrain to great effect in hampering hostile advances.

Gallery[]

Buildings in Age of Empires III
Common
Dock aoe3de Dock · House indian aoe3de House · Livestock pen aoe3de Livestock Pen · Market icon aoe3de Market · Native embassy DE icon Native Embassy · Stables aoe3de Stable · Towncenter aoe3de Town Center · Trading post african aoe3de Trading Post · Wall aoe3de Wall
EuropeansArsenal aoe3de Arsenal · Artillery depot aoe3de Artillery Foundry · Barracks aoe3de Barracks · Capitol aoe3de Capitol · Church aoe3de Church · Plantation aoe3de Estate (formerly Plantation) · Fort aoe3de Fort · Mill aoe3de Mill · Outpost aoe3de Outpost · Tavern icon de Tavern
Native AmericansCommunity plaza aoe3de Community Plaza (formerly Fire Pit) · Corral aoe3de Corral · Plantation aoe3de Estate (formerly Plantation) · Farm aoe3de Farm · Tribal marketplace icon Tribal Marketplace · War hut aoe3de War Hut
AsiansJapan barracks aoe3de Barracks · Japan castle aoe3de Castle · Consulate icon aoe3de Consulate · Monastery aoe3de Monastery · China rice paddy icon aoe3de Rice Paddy · Advanced wonders Wonder
Federal AmericansArsenal aoe3de Arsenal · Artillery depot aoe3de Artillery Foundry · Barracks aoe3de Barracks · Capitol aoe3de Capitol · Plantation aoe3de Estate · Fort aoe3de Fort · Mill aoe3de Mill · Outpost aoe3de Outpost · Saloon aoe3de Saloon
AfricansArsenal aoe3de Arsenal · Field portrait aoe3de Field · Granary portrait aoe3de Granary · Hut portrait aoe3de Hut · Livestock market aoe3de Livestock Market · Palace portrait aoe3de Palace · Port portrait aoe3de Port · War camp aoe3de portrait War Camp · Watch tower aoe3de portrait Watch Tower
Unique
Flag BritishDE BritishHouse aoe3de Manor House
Flag DutchDE DutchBank aoe3de Bank
Flag GermanDE GermansMercenary camp portrait Mercenary Camp
Flag OttomanDE OttomansChurch aoe3de Mosque
Flag RussianDE RussiansBlockhouse aoe3de Blockhouse
Flag AztecDE AztecsNobles aoe3de Nobles' Hut
Flag IroquoisDE HaudenosauneeIro house icon Longhouse · Artillery depot aoe3de Siege Workshop
Flag SiouxDE LakotaTeepee icon DE Teepee
Flag ChineseDE ChineseChinese village aoe3de Village · China waracademy aoe3de War Academy
Flag IndianDE IndiansCaravanseraiDE Caravanserai · MangoGroveDE Mango Grove · SacredFieldDE Sacred Field
Flag JapaneseDE JapaneseCherry orchard portrait aoe3de Cherry Orchard · Dojo aoe3de Dojo · Shrine aoe3de Shrine
Flag IncanDE IncaInca kallanka Kallanka · Inca kancha house Kancha House · Inca stronghold Stronghold · Inca tambo Tambo
Flag SwedishDE SwedesSwedish torp Torp
Flag American act3 aoe3de United StatesMeeting house aoe3de icon Meeting House · State capitol aoe3de icon State Capitol
Flag Ethiopian aoe3de EthiopiansMountain monastery portrait aoe3de Mountain Monastery
Flag Hausa HausaUniversity portrait University
Flag MexicanDE MexicansCathedral portrait Cathedral · Hacienda portrait Hacienda
Flag ItalianDE ItaliansBasilica portrait Basilica · Lombard portrait Lombard
Flag MalteseDE MalteseCommandery portrait Commandery · Depot portrait Depot · Fixed gun portrait aoe3de Fixed Gun · Hospital portrait Hospital
Situational
Aztec temple portrait American Citadel (formerly Maya Castle) · Athos monastery portrait Athos Monastery · Battery tower portrait Battery Tower · Factory aoe3de Factory · Field hospital aoe3de Field Hospital · Regent's Castle aoe3de Regent's Castle
Scenario Editor/campaign only
Cherokee Warhut Portrait Cherokee War Hut · Wall aoe3de Command Post · Fixed gun portrait aoe3de Fixed Gun · Fort Tower icon AoE3DE Fort Tower · Gunpowder Stores icon AoE3DE Gunpowder Stores · Ossuary AoE3DE Ossuary · Fountain Youth Portrait The Fountain of Youth · Tower aoe3de Tower
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