“Ranged camel cavalry. Good against cavalry.”—In-game description
The Zamburak is a ranged light cavalry in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Indians and can be trained at Caravanserai and Galleon, as well as the Agra Fort wonder once it is upgraded to Delhi Gate. It is the Indian equivalent of the Dragoon.
Overview 
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The Zamburak is extremely fast and cheap but has fewer hit points than other cavalry units, and only uses up one population slot. Its mounted gun gives the Zamburak good range, and it inflicts the most damage against heavy cavalry.
Zamburaks are incredibly strong for using only one population, but they are also rather niche in that they only have an attack bonus against hand cavalry and coyote runners. The Disciplined upgrade is required before an attack bonus versus artillery is provided (unlike other ranged-cavalry which intrinsically have such a bonus).
Upgrades Edit
| Age | Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Disciplined Zamburak
| 200 wood, 100 coin | Upgrades Zamburaks to Disciplined (+20% hit points and attack) |
 |  Honored Zamburak
| 600 wood, 600 coin | Upgrades Zamburaks to Honored (+30% hit points and attack); requires Disciplined Zamburak |
 |  Exalted Zamburak
| 1,500 wood, 1,500 coin | Upgrades Zamburaks to Exalted (+50% hit points and attack); requires Honored Zamburak |
Mansabdar Zamburak Edit
“Inspires all nearby Zamburak. Ranged camel cavalry. Good against cavalry.”—In-game description
The Mansabdar Zamburak is a stronger version of the Zamburak that can be trained from the Charminar Gate wonder. As a Mansabdar unit, the Mansabdar Zamburak has twice the hit points of a Zamburak and the Imperial Service ability that increases the hit points and attack of nearby Sowars, but are two times more expensive.
Abilities Edit
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
 Imperial Service
| The Mansabdar Zamburak increases the hit points and attack of Zamburaks in a radius of 24 around him by 10%. |
Further statistics Edit
As the (Mansabdar) Zamburak is unique to the Indians, only improvements available to them that are shown in the following table.
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Heavy cavalry, light infantry, artillery |
| Weak vs. | Heavy infantry, ranged infantry, light cavalry |
| Improvements | |
| Hit points |  Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
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| Attack |  Yoga (+5%) Smokeless Powder (+30% siege attack)
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| Speed |  Comanche Mustangs (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
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| Creation speed |  Cheyenne Horse Trading (-25%) Incan Chasquis Messengers (-25%)
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| Train cost |  Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
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| Other |  Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
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Home City Cards Edit
As the (Mansabdar) Zamburak is unique to the Indians, only other civilizations' TEAM cards that affects them are shown in the following table.
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| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 TEAM Cavalry Attack
| Heavy cavalry, light cavalry and light infantry gets +15% attack |  | 10 |
Indians Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dravidian Martial Arts
| All units get +15% melee attack +1 Villager | | 40 |
 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
| All units get +5% hit points and attack | | 25 |
 8 Zamburaks
| Ships 8 Zamburaks +1 Villager | | 1 |
 9 Zamburaks
| Ships 9 Zamburaks +1 Villager | | 1 |
 14 Zamburaks
| Ships 14 Zamburaks +1 Villager | | 25 |
 Camel Attack
| Sowars and Zamburaks get +30% attack +1 Villager | | 10 |
 Desert Terror
| Sowars get +0.5x multiplier against infantry; Zamburaks get +0.5x multiplier against heavy cavalry +1 Villager | | 10 |
 Grazing
| Sowars and Zamburaks generate 0.05 food every second; Brahmins, Mahout Lancers, Howdahs, Flail Elephants, and Siege Elephants generate 0.1 wood every second +1 Villager | | 40 |
Japanese Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades
| Unit upgrades cost -20% | | 1 |
Portuguese Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Early Dragoons
| Dragoons, Cavalry Archers, Ruyters, Musket Riders, Rifle Riders, and Yabusame can be trained in the Colonial Age; Zamburak train time -15%; Ming Army and Mongolian Army train time -7% |  | 1 |
Russians Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Cavalry Scouts
| Cavalry and light infantry gets +10% hit points and +4 LOS | | 1 |
Spanish Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Inquisition
| All units get +10 LOS | | 10 |
History Edit
“A zamburak is a small weapon carried on and fired from the back of a camel. The name comes from the Arabic “zambur,” meaning hornet. Before gunpowder, early versions of the camel-mounted gun featured a bolt-firing crossbow that produced a buzzing twang at discharge, which gave the weapon its name. In later years the crossbow was replaced with a small culverin or falconet attached to the rider’s saddle. The zamburak originated in Egypt, and spread to Iran, India and elsewhere. Attempts to adapt the idea to elephants proved generally unsuccessful, as the beasts would not remain steady under intense enemy fire.”—In-game history section
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