Rajput

Rajput
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Melee infantry
Civilization	Indians
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Barracks Agra Fort Galleon
Food	100
Wood	35
Training time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	150
Resists	20% vs. Melee
Speed	5.5
Line of Sight	12
Population	1
XP train bounty	14
XP bounty	14
Melee attack
Damage	18
Multipliers	x3.0 vs. Cavalry x2.25 vs. Shock Infantry
Rate of Fire	1.5
Siege attack
Damage	25
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	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 melee 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 melee attack and almost have the same speed as Rodeleros. They become more effective when the Dravidian Martial Arts card is sent, which increases their melee attack by 30%.

Upgrades

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

Mansabdar Rajput

Mansabdar Rajput
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Melee infantry
Civilization	Indians
Age	Commerce Age
Special ability	Imperial Service
Training
Trained at	Charminar Gate
Food	200
Wood	70
Training time	30 seconds
Training limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	300
Resists	20% vs. Melee
Speed	5.5
Line of Sight	12
Population	1
XP train bounty	28
XP bounty	28
Melee attack
Damage	18
Multipliers	x3.0 vs. Cavalry x2.25 vs. Shock Infantry
Rate of Fire	1.5
Siege attack
Damage	25
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	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%.

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.	Skirmishers, archers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Cree Tanning (+5%) Maya Cotton Armor (+20%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Mapuche Tactics (+50% siege attack) Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%) Yoga (+5%) Master Lessons (+10%)
Speed	Quechuan Mountaineering (+20%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Creation speed	Quechuan Diet (-25%)
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 (Mansabdar) Rajput

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team 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 Rajput +1 Villager 1 11 Rajputs Ships 11 Rajput +1 Villager 1 7 Rajputs Ships 7 Rajput +1 Villager 10 13 Rajputs Ships 13 Rajput +1 Villager 10 Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% melee attack, Rajputs get additional +15% melee attack +1 Villager 40 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Haudenosaunee Card Description Age HC level TEAM Scout Infantry Infantry get +8 LOS 10 Japanese Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20% 1 Russians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Dueling School Infantry train time -25%; banner army train time -12% 25 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Melee infantry get +15% attack 10 TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Changelog

The Asian Dynasties

• Rajputs have 5.0 speed and 20 siege damage.
• 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% melee attack from the Dravidian Martial Arts card.
• Mansabdar Rajputs have 25 siege damage.
• With update 20322, Mansabdar Rajputs cost 1 population.

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