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This article is about the minor civilization. For the alliance available to the Hausa, see Yoruba (Alliance).

The Yoruba 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[]

  • Yoruba legionary portrait Yoruba Oyo Legionary: Very powerful, but slow training heavy ranged javelin infantry. Attacks closer targets faster. Carries a large shield for extra protection against ranged attacks. Good against cavalry.
  • Yoruba Eso Rider Portrait Yoruba Eso Rider: Quick-training and fast moving powerful lancer that slowly loses hitpoints. Attacks faster as he loses hitpoints.

Technologies[]

Age Technology Cost Effect
Age I tech tree aoe3
Yoruba poisoned blades Yoruba Ida Swords 150 wood
150 coin
Yoruba Oyo Legionaries' hand attack poisons the enemy
Yoruba twins Yoruba Twins 500 food
200 wood
Each Yoruba Oyo Legionary and Eso Rider spawns a second one
Yoruba herbalism Yoruba Herbalism 250 food
250 coin
Villagers gather wood 10% faster; native warriors and civilian units regenerate hit points when close to a tree and/or Berry Bush
Yoruba wrestling Yoruba Wrestling 300 food
300 wood
Militiaman, Minuteman, Warrior, Irregular, Sentry, Levied Spearman, Levied Bowman, Levied Gunner, and Yoruba Eso Rider hit point degeneration rate -25% and stops at 25% HP
Yoruba eredo legacy Yoruba Eredo Legacy 200 food
200 coin
Ships 2 Outpost Wagons; give Walls and Gates a build bounty of 1 XP and 10 XP, respectively

Strategy[]

The Yoruba Eredo Legacy technology sends two carts that can be converted into defensive buildings (towers, etc.) and allows walls and Gates to give experience, which is an indirect economic bonus. The Yoruba Wrestling defensive technology makes levy units (the Militiaman, Minuteman, Warrior, Irregular, Sentry, Levied Spearman, Levied Bowman, and Levied Gunner) last longer, lose life more slowly, and allows them to be used for emergency defenses.

The Yoruba Herbalism technology gives +10% wood gathering, allowing this resource to be obtained to build buildings and other uses, and makes natives and villagers heal near trees and Berry Bushes, giving them greater survival capacity.

The Yoruba military units can be used for haste and defense. The Yoruba Oyo Legionary is a musketeer-type unit with a lot of hit points, great ranged resistance, and long range, and Yoruba Ida Swords gives them a poison attack, making them more deadly in melee, especially with cavalry and shock infantry. The Yoruba Eso Rider works better for defense, due to its great damage that increases while losing hit points, but it is also affected by the Yoruba Wrestling technology.

The technology Yoruba Twins allows the player to generate a clone of each unit, although due to its cost and research time, at least two Yoruba Trading Posts are needed to get the most out of it. With all this, the Yoruba stand out in defensive tactics and a strong turtle that works well with civilizations that stand out in this aspect (such as the Haudenosaunee) and those that use levies (like the United States).

In-game dialogue[]

Yoruba units speak Yoruba, a language spoken in West Africa, most prominently Southwestern Nigeria.

History[]

The Yoruba are a people-group indigenous to West Africa, especially modern-day Nigeria. Their homeland combines vast coasts, powerful rivers, fertile lands, thick jungles, and vast savannahs. As such, the Yoruba developed several means of subsistence, but by the early modern period they were primarily sedentary. Remarkably large and bustling urban centers developed and served as foci of local and royal power.

During the 17th-19th centuries, the Oyo Empire held sway over much of the region and exerted pressure on its neighbors in Benin and Dahomey. While the state benefited economically from trade with European merchants, its military, overconfident in its powerful forces of cavalry and infantry, delayed its widespread adoption of firearms until the 19th century. This, combined with civil unrest, made it susceptible to aggression from the rising Sokoto Caliphate. These Fulani invasions in turn opened the door for British invasions to easily overwhelm the region and hold it until 1960, when the Nigerian nation gained its independence.

Gallery[]

Civilizations in Age of Empires III
AfricanFlag Ethiopian aoe3de Ethiopians · Flag Hausa Hausa
AmericanFederal American: Flag MexicanDE Mexicans · Flag American act3 aoe3de United States
Native American: Flag AztecDE Aztecs · Flag IroquoisDE Haudenosaunee (formerly Iroquois) · Flag IncanDE Inca · Flag SiouxDE Lakota (formerly Sioux)
AsianFlag ChineseDE Chinese · Flag IndianDE Indians · Flag JapaneseDE Japanese
EuropeanFlag BritishDE British · Flag DutchDE Dutch · Flag FrenchDE French · Flag GermanDE Germans · Flag ItalianDE Italians · Flag MalteseDE Maltese · Flag OttomanDE Ottomans · Flag PortugueseDE Portuguese · Flag RussianDE Russians · Flag SpanishDE Spanish · Flag SwedishDE Swedes · Flag PolishDE Polish · Flag DanesDE Danes
Minor
AfricanAkan Settlement Icon Akan · Berber Settlement Portrait Berbers · Somali Settlement Portrait Somalis · Sudanese settlement portrait Sudanese · Yoruba settlement portait Yoruba
AsianBhakti aoe3de Bhakti Temple · Jesuit aoe3de Jesuit Mission · Native shaolin site icon portrait Shaolin Temple · Sufi aoe3de Sufi Mosque · AOE3DE Tengri Tengri Shrine · Udasi aoe3de Udasi Temple · Zen aoe3de Zen Temple
EuropeanBourbon icon portrait-1 House of Bourbon · Habsburg icon portrait-1 House of Habsburg · Hanover icon portrait-1 House of Hanover · Jagiellon icon portrait-1 House of Jagiellon · Oldenburg icon portrait-1 House of Oldenburg · Phanar icon portrait-1 House of Phanar · Vasa icon portrait-1 House of Vasa · Wettin icon portrait-1 House of Wettin · Wittelsbach icon portrait-1 House of Wittelsbach
Native AmericanApache aoe3de Apache · Aztec native icon aoe3de Aztecs · Carib aoe3de Carib · Cherokee aoe3de Cherokee · Cheyenne aoe3de pre update Cheyenne · Comanche icon aoe3de Comanche · Cree aoe3de Cree · Iroquois aoe3de Haudenosaunee · Huron aoe3de Huron · Klamath settlement portrait Klamath · Sioux aoe3de Lakota · Lenape warrior portrait Lenape · Mapuche icon aoe3de Mapuche · Maya aoe3de Maya · Navajo aoe3de Navajo · Nootka aoe3de Nootka · Inca native icon aoe3de Quechua (formerly Incas) · Seminole aoe3de Seminole · Tupi aoe3de Tupi · Zapotec icon aoe3de Zapotec
Other
CampaignUnited States flag revolt DE Black Family Estate · EIC Flag AoE3DE British · Circle of ossus Circle of Ossus · Flag John Black's Mercenaries DE John Black's Mercenaries · Flag Maltese Cross Knights of St. John · Flag American act3 aoe3de United States
Historical BattlesBarbary States flag revolt Barbary Pirates · Flag CanadianDE Canadians · Flag Ethiopian aoe3de Ethiopians · Flag Moroccan Moroccans · Flag Somali aoe3de Somalians · Flag Tatars aoe3de Tatars · Flag American act3 aoe3de United States
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