Mosque (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the generic building in Age of Empires III. For the building in other games of the series, see Mosque.

Mosque
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Building Economic
Civilization(s)	Ottomans Hausa (requires Moroccan alliance) Tatars (Chuvash Cape multiplayer only) Moroccans (The Battle of the Three Kings only)
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Trains healing units and Muhbirs Researches town and unique technologies Generates 0.8 XP per second
Building
Built by	Yörük Church Wagon
Cost	150 Wood
Max. builders	8
Build time	20 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Size	3.5x5
Hit points	1,500
Line of Sight	12
Build XP	20
Kill XP	40

“	Trains healers and provides colony improvements and unique improvements.	”
—In-game description

The Mosque (as distinct from the Sufi Mosque) is an economic building in Age of Empires III that is available to the Ottomans and Hausa. Its primary purpose is to provide technologies that improve the Ottomans' automatic Yörük production right from the Exploration Age. Secondarily, it functions as a Church (available to other European civilizations in the Commerce Age) generating 0.8 XP per second and training Imams instead of Priests and Muhbirs instead of Spies.

As Ottomans start with a lot of wood and the upgrades are quite powerful, especially in a long game such as Treaty, it can be a good idea to place the Mosque early and obtain the training time upgrades as soon as possible. However, it is not necessary to research the Yörük cap upgrades until the appropriate cap is reached.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Limit
	Imam	115 food	1	30
	Surgeon	225 coin
	Muhbir*	25 food 110 coin		∞

• The Surgeon requires the "Master Surgeon" Home City Card to be trained at the Mosque.

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Millet System	75 wood	Yörük spawn time -4 seconds
	Bastion	600 wood 600 coin	Wall hit points +600%, but build time +80%
	Mission Fervor	125 food 125 wood	Healing unit train time -50%, hit points +50%, heal work rate +50%; Inquisitor train time -35%, hit points +35% instead
	Town Watch	150 food	Military and economic unit Line of Sight +3
	Gas Lighting	75 food	Building Line of Sight +4
	Mercantilism	1,500 coin	Adds 2,000 XP to inventory
	Koprulu Viziers	150 wood	Yörük spawn time -6 seconds; requires Millet System
	Galata Tower District	100 coin	Yörük train limit +20
	Grand Bazaar	300 wood	Yörük spawn time -8 seconds; requires Koprulu Viziers
	Topkapi	200 wood 200 coin	Yörük train limit +25; requires Galata Tower District
	New Order Infantry	2,200 wood	Delivers 20 Nizam Fusiliers; replaces Janissaries from Home City shipments with Nizam Fusiliers; enables Nizam Fusiliers to be trained at Barracks, Forts, and Galleons in the Industrial Age; requires "Palace Intrigue" Home City Card
	Tufanci Corps*	1,000 wood	Delivers 15 Janissaries; requires "Palace Intrigue" Home City Card
	Standing Army	350 coin	Infantry and shock infantry train time -25%
	Mass Cavalry	750 coin	Cavalry train time -35%
	Tanzimat	200 food 200 wood 200 coin	Yörük train limit +29; requires Topkapi
	Topçu Corps	2,000 coin	Delivers 3 Great Bombards; Great Bombards population cost -1; requires "Palace Intrigue" Home City Card
	Kapikulu Corps	2,500 food	Delivers 5 Sipahi; Sipahi hand resistance +10%; requires "Palace Intrigue" Home City Card

• *New Order Infantry replaces Tufanci Corps in the Definitive Edition.

Civilization differences

• The Hausa can build one Mosque by allying with the Moroccans to advance into the Commerce Age or higher, which ships a Mosque Wagon capable of building a Mosque. The Hausa Mosque can train Imams and Spies, has Mission Fervor, Town Watch, Gas Lighting, Mercantilism, Standing Army, Mass Cavalry, and City Walls available for cost in influence (see their pages' civilization differences for the exact values).

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards

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

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Shared

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Improved Buildings	Building hit points +25%

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

French

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Louvre	Adds 0.1 to XP trickle rate; Town Watch, Gas Lighting, Standing Army, Mass Cavalry, Medical Science, and Mission Fervor cost -50%; Kebra Nagast, Book of Axum, and Solomonic Dynasty cost -10%

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
Master Surgeons	Enables Surgeon to be trained at the Church; Surgeon heal work rate +50%
Improved Buildings	Building hit points +40%
Mosque Construction	Millet System, Koprulu Viziers, Grand Bazaar, Galata Tower District, Topkapi, Tanzimat, New Order Infantry, Topçu Corps, and Kapikulu Corps cost -50%
Palace Intrigue	Enables New Order Infantry, Topçu Corps, and Kapikulu Corps in the Mosque

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• The Mosque costs 100 wood, generates 0.4 XP per second, and takes 10 seconds to build.

Definitive Edition

• The Mosque now costs 150 wood, generates 0.75 XP per second, and takes 25 seconds to build.
• New Order Infantry introduced. It replaces Tufanci Corps.
• With update 20322, the Mosque takes 20 seconds to build.

The African Royals

• With update 38254, the Mosque generates 0.8 XP per second.

History

“	A Mosque is a place of worship for people of the Islamic faith. The first Mosque was located in the holy city of Mecca. Followers of Islam, called Muslims, are required to pray five times a day. It is preferable that these prayers be performed in a mosque, but they can be performed anywhere if there is no mosque nearby.	”
—In-game history section

Trivia

• While the Mosque is often referred to and treated as a distinct building available only to the Ottomans and Hausa, the game's data files reveal that it is actually an ordinary Church with its name changed and a distinct appearance.
  • As a result, the Mosque sometimes incorrectly plays church bell sounds like the regular Church would, rather than adhans or Qur'an recitals.
• The Hausa Mosque does not change its design when the player advances into the Industrial Age, unlike the Ottoman Mosque.

Gallery

Ottoman Mosque until and including the Fortress Age (left) and in the Industrial/Imperial Ages (right) in the Definitive Edition, with an Imam and Muhbir for scale

An in-game Hausa Mosque

An in-game Ottoman Mosque in the Exploration/Commerce/Fortress Age in the original game

An in-game Ottoman Mosque in the Industrial/Imperial Age

Ottoman Mosque in the Industrial/Imperial Age

See also

• Church – European and Ethiopian equivalent
• Meeting House – United States equivalent
• Cathedral – Mexican equivalent
• Basilica – Italian equivalent