Somalis

This article is about the minor native civilization in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals. For civilization in Christopher Da Gama's Expedition scenario, see Somalians.

Somalis
Settlement information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Continent	Africa
Units	Somali Darood Militia Somali Issa Warrior
Technologies	Somali Coinage Somali Jile Daggers Somali Ajuran Engineers Somali Local Forces Somali Berbera Seaport Somali Oryx Hide Shields Somali Lighthouses
Maps	Great Rift Highlands Horn Sudd Swahili Coast

The Somalis are a native African settlement found in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals. Like all natives, they can be allied with by building a Trading Post at their Trading Post site.

Units

• Somali Darood Militia: Somali militiaman of the Darood clan. Specialized at countering artillery and ships.
• Somali Issa Warrior: Heavy ranged Somali javelineer. Attacks closer targets faster. Counters cavalry from range.

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Somali Coinage	250 food, 250 wood	Trade Routes generate +30% resources; Villagers and Fishing Boats gather coin 10% faster
	Somali Jile Daggers	150 wood, 150 coin	Archer and rifle infantry gets -35% melee ROF; Melee Skirmishers get +20% melee attack; Urumis get -20% ROF
	Somali Ajuran Engineers	250 wood, 250 coin	Outpost, Blockhouse, War Hut, Castle, and Watch Tower build limit +4; Artillery, siege unit, and warship gets +0.2× multiplier against Outposts, Blockhouses, War Huts, Castles, and Watch Towers
	Somali Local Forces	50 wood, 50 coin	Trading Posts on Somali settlements can train Askaris
	Somali Berbera Seaport	250 wood, 250 coin	Ships 1 Red Sea Wagon; Receive 1 Fishing Boat with every future Home City shipments
	Somali Oryx Hide Shields	250 food, 250 wood	Infantry melee/ranged resistance +10%; melee infantry cost -10%
	Somali Lighthouses	250 wood, 250 coin	Outposts, Blockhouses, War Huts, Castles, and Watch Towers get +10 LOS; Trading Posts on Somali settlements can use Lighthouse

Alliance

The Somalis are also a Commerce Age Alliance option for the Ethiopians. Allying with the Somalis to advance into the Commerce Age allows Darood Militia and Issa Warriors to be trained at the Palace and Native Embassy, and the Berbera Seaport and Coinage technologies to be researched at the Mountain Monastery.

In-game dialogue

Somali units speak Somali language, an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch.

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Trivia

• The Mogadishu Lighthouse is featured in the Somali settlement. However, this is anachronistic as it was built in the early 20th century by Italians.

History

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The Somalis (etymology uncertain) are among the indigenous inhabitants of the Horn of East Africa, which juts out between the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. During the early modern period, the region was ruled by a series of sultanates, all of which derived their power from two principal usages of water: land irrigation and maritime trade. While the arid climate on the mainland made a consistent water supply crucial for agriculture and sustenance, the nearby seas played host to some of the most lively trade networks in world history. The port of Berbera, for example, was a crucial conduit of supplies to and from the mainland. Following the collapse of the Adal and Ajuran Sultanates in the 16th and 17th centuries, the region fragmented into several minor kingdoms, such as Bari, Girad, and Majeerteen. Their rule was abruptly interrupted by the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which saw the British and Italians in particular attempt to impress their rule on the Somali people. Although resistance was carried out in spurts by groups such as the Darawiish (Dervishes), it would not be until 1969 that the Somali people finally regained independence.

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