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Welcome back to the series!!
if you haven't seen the other parts:
Today we're going to look at the civs of the African Kingdoms, which are the second FE expansion civs. They are quite obscure in the way that I didn't know much about them when researching them. So, without further ado, let's get started.
Berbers- Camel Archer
Ability: Cavalry archer with an attack bonus vs. cavalry archers.
What it Was: Like I've said before, the people of the Middle East used camels to travel across the desert. Both the Arabs and the Berbers did it. Camels were resilient in the desert, and so that made them better for transport than normal horse.
Significance to Berbers: The Berbers lived in the harsh north African desert, which is probably why they have a cavalry unique unit.
How the Game Relates is to History: The Anti-cavalry archer bonus probably has to do with the anti-cavalry aspect of camels that I talked about in previous installments of the series. They are also a cavalry archer unit themselves, which makes them great at raiding, a specialty of the Berbers.
Berbers- Genitour
Ability: Mounted Skirmisher.
What it Was: The Jinete, or Genitour, were light cavalry created by the Spanish to fight the armies of the Moors. They were an important part of the Reconquista, and were originally going to be the Spanish UU (which I talked about earlier).
Significance to Berbers: The Berbers also represent the moors in various scenarios, which had cavalry that the Jinete were most likely based off of. Other than that, I have no clue why the Berbers have Genitours.
How the Game Relates is to History: Jinetes were supposed to harass their enemies to death. Skirmishers are relatively weak, but are still a very important unit. Jinetes also wielded javelins, the Skirmisher's weapon.
Ethiopians - Shotel Warrior
Ability: Cheap infantry unit with high creation speed.
What it Was: A shotel was a curved sword used by the Ethiopians.
Significance to Ethiopians: Shotel Warriors, or Shotelai were part of the elite fighting force of some Ethiopian emperors' armies.
How the Game Relates is to History: The Shotelai were devastating, and one historian said that they: "flew through the air like the eagle and spun on the ground like the avalanche" They could hook their enemies with the curved part of the sword. This is probably why they are a quick raiding unit.
Malians - Gbeto
Ability: Quick infantry unit with a high ranged attack.
What it Was: The Gbeto was not a unit at all. Gbeto literally means "huntress" in the Fon language. One could argue that she is based off of the Dahomey Amazons, which had originated from a group of Elephant huntresses. However, The Amazons were formed in the 1700's, outside of the aoe2 timeline.
Significance to Malians: Any way you put it, the Gbeto has no significance to the Malians. The Fon people were from Benin, and so was the Kingdom of Dahomey (Now known as Benin in the modern day). My guess is that the Malians are based off of West Africa in general, but I have no clue
How the Game Relates is to History: The Gbeto's long ranged attack is most likely based off of the fact that The Dahomey Amazons wielded rifles, bows, or other guns. This would make sense since gunmen did not need to be so heavily armored, but could still pack quite a punch from a distance.
Portuguese- Organ Gun
Ability: Siege weapon that fires a volley of bullets. Very effective against large groups of units.
What it Was: Organ guns were cannons that fired many, smaller cannonballs towards enemies. The Organ Gun definitely does stack up to history this way.
Significance to Portuguese: Although the Organ Gun was invented by the British, during the Reconquista, the Portuguese needed powerful, fast reloading weapons to fight. (Source here)
How the Game Relates is to History: I mean, its a gun that shoots lots of cannonballs like a shotgun. Not much else to say here.
Portuguese - Caravel
Ability: Boat effective vs. large fleets because each shot damages multiple units.
What it Was: During the Renaissance, Europeans had invented a new type of ship "The Caravel". The ship was not like your normal galley, because it was way bigger and could go through the oceans. They were vital for the Age of Exploration.
Significance to Portuguese: The Portuguese used Caravels on their expeditions around Africa, and into the Indian Ocean. The Portuguese started the Age of Exploration, and they could only do so with Caravels.
How the Game Relates is to History: The shot damaging multiple units is likely a nod to the fact that Caravels used cannons instead of arrows. With cannons, fleets of ships could be destroyed way more easily than they could before.
Anyway thats all for this time. Next up, it will be time for the Rajas to Rise.
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