Rajput

Rajput
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Hand infantry
Civilization(s)	Indians
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Barracks Fort Agra Fort Galleon American Citadel
Cost	90 Food 35 Wood 1 Population
Train time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	150
Resistance	20% Hand
Speed	5.5
Line of Sight	12
XP train bounty	13
XP kill bounty	13
Siege attack
Damage	35 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	12 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.25
Bonus damage	×3.0 vs. Cavalry ×2.25 vs. Shock infantry

“	Fast-moving sword gauntlet infantry. Good against cavalry and buildings.	”
—In-game description

The Rajput is a melee heavy infantry in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Indians and can be trained at Barracks and Galleon, as well as the Agra Fort wonder. It wields a pair of pata blades in battle and are effective at countering cavalry.

Overview

The Rajput does hand damage so it is vulnerable when closing in on a target. It is not very significant compared to the Sepoy, which generally outperforms it, as the Sepoy has more hit points, a ranged attack, more line of sight and less cost. But the Rajput has slightly more hand attack as well as speed, making them useful in certain specific situations.

One novel use for Rajputs is to use them to raid enemy villagers. They have a decent hand attack and almost have the same speed as Rodeleros. They become more effective when the Dravidian Martial Arts card is sent, which increases their hand attack by 20%.

Mansabdar Rajput

Mansabdar Rajput
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Hand infantry
Civilization(s)	Indians
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Charminar Gate
Cost	180 Food 70 Wood 1 Population
Train time	30 seconds
Train limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	300
Resistance	20% Hand
Speed	5.5
Line of Sight	12
Special ability	Imperial Service
XP train bounty	25
XP kill bounty	25
Siege attack
Damage	35 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	12 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.25
Bonus damage	×3.0 vs. Cavalry ×2.25 vs. Shock infantry

“	Inspires all nearby Rajputs. Fast-moving sword gauntlet infantry. Good against cavalry and buildings.	”
—In-game description

The Mansabdar Rajput is a stronger version of the Rajput that can be trained from the Charminar Gate wonder. As a Mansabdar unit, the Mansabdar Rajput has twice the hit points of a Rajput and Imperial Service that increases the hit points and attack of nearby Rajputs, but are two times more expensive.

Special ability

• Imperial Service (passive): The Mansabdar Rajput increases the hit points and attack of Rajputs in a radius of 24 around him by 10%.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Disciplined Rajput	200 wood 100 coin	Upgrades Rajputs and Mansabdar Rajput to Disciplined (+20% hit points and attack)
	Honored Rajput	600 wood 600 coin	Upgrades Rajputs and Mansabdar Rajput to Honored (+30% hit points and attack); requires Disciplined Rajput
	Exalted Rajput	1,500 wood 1,500 coin	Upgrades Rajputs and Mansabdar Rajput to Exalted (+50% hit points and attack); requires Honored Rajput

Further statistics

As (Mansabdar) Rajputs are unique to the Indians, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Cavalry, shock infantry, buildings
Weak vs.	Light infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Maya Cotton Armor (+20%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%) Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Master Lessons (+10%) Yoga (+5%) Mapuche Tactics (+50% siege attack)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Speed	Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train time	Akan Fontomfrom (-20%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%)
Cost	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (-10%)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

As (Mansabdar) Rajputs 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 Rajput

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

• Definitive Edition
• The Asian Dynasties

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +10% hit points; Dutch-only infantry get +15% hit points instead

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Scout Infantry	Ships 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Ships 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
5 Rajputs	Ships 5 Rajputs; +1 Hindu Villager
11 Rajputs	Ships 11 Rajputs; +1 Hindu Villager
7 Rajputs	Ships 7 Rajputs; +1 Hindu Villager
13 Rajputs	Ships 13 Rajputs; +1 Hindu Villager
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% hand attack; Rajputs get +20% hand attack instead; +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack
Fencing School	Infantry and shock infantry train time -40%; +1 Hindu Villager
Zamindars	Infantry train time -20%; ships 2 Sepoys instead of 1 Hindu Villager with every Home City shipment; +2 Sepoys
Foreign Trading Companies	Gives a trickle of 0.75 export/sec.; banner army cost -15% export; Indian units cost +2.5% (Hindu Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Sacred Cows cost +5% instead); +1 Hindu Villager

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

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

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack	Hand infantry get +15% attack
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
TEAM House of Bernadotte	Heavy infantry get +15% hit points

Dutch

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points		10

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
5 Rajputs	Ships 5 Rajputs; +1 Villager		1
11 Rajputs	Ships 11 Rajputs; +1 Villager		1
7 Rajputs	Ships 7 Rajputs; +1 Villager		10
13 Rajputs	Ships 13 Rajputs; +1 Villager		10
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% hand attack; +1 Villager		40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack		25
Fencing School	Infantry train time -40%; +1 Villager		10

Iroquois

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Scout Infantry	Infantry get +8 Line of Sight		10

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades	Unit upgrades cost -20%		1

Russians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dueling School	Infantry (except Skull Knights), Old Han Army, and Territorial Army train time -25%; Black Flag Army, Standard Army, Ming Army, and Imperial Army train time -12%		25

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack	Hand infantry get +15% attack		10
TEAM Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight		10

Changelog

The Asian Dynasties

• Rajputs have 5.0 speed and 20 siege damage. They cost 100 food, 35 wood (200 food, 70 wood for Mansabdars), have 18 hand damage, and 1.5 melee Rate of Fire.
• Mansabdar Rajputs cost 2 population and have 20 siege damage.

Definitive Edition

• Rajputs have 5.5 speed and 25 siege damage.
• Rajputs get additional 15% hand attack from the Dravidian Martial Arts card.
• Mansabdar Rajputs have 25 siege damage.
• With update 20322, Mansabdar Rajputs cost 1 population.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.58326, Rajputs cost 90 food, 35 wood (180 food, 70 wood for Mansabdars), have 35 siege damage, 14 hand damage, and 1.25 melee Rate of Fire.
• With update 14.43676, Rajputs have 12 hand damage.

History

“

The Rajput was a primarily Hindu warrior caste located in the northwestern region of India once known as Rajputana, now Rajasthan. Taking great pride in their ancestry and its emphasis on military virtues, the Rajput grew in power until 1616, when all the major clans had no choice but to submit to the might of Akbar and his Mughal Empire. The Rajput warriors were known for using the unique and deadly pata, a sword-like weapon where the blade and the gauntlet were integrated into a single piece that was held by the wielder. Earlier iterations of the pata were said to have started at 10 inches in length, with later variations reaching a length of nearly 44 inches. This sturdy blade was effective at repelling armored cavalry, but could also be used in assaults against infantrymen, swung and slashed like a traditional sword. Supposedly, Emperor Akbar himself used the pata in battle, most notably during the siege of Gujarat in 1576.

”

Gallery

An in-game Rajput

An in-game Disciplined Rajput

An in-game Honored/Exalted Rajput

An in-game Mansabdar Rajput

The Rajput's history portrait

In-game Rajput in the Definitive Edition

In-game Disciplined Rajput in the Definitive Edition

In-game Honored/Exalted Rajput in the Definitive Edition

In-game Mansabdar Rajput in the Definitive Edition