Difference between revisions of "Zamindari Horsemen (ETW Unit)"
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{{Unit|image=[[Image:Zamindari_Horsemen.jpg]]|Class=Missile Cavalry | {{Unit|image=[[Image:Zamindari_Horsemen.jpg]]|Class=Missile Cavalry | ||
| − | |Men= 60 | + | |Men=60 |
|Guns= Archer, Sabre | |Guns= Archer, Sabre | ||
| − | |Recruitable From= | + | |Recruitable From=** |
| − | Barracks | + | *Barracks |
| − | + | *Army Board | |
| − | Army Board | + | *Army Staff College |
| − | + | *Drill School | |
| − | Army Staff College | + | *Military Academy |
| − | + | *Minor Governor's Barracks | |
| − | Drill School | + | *Minor Royal Palace |
| − | + | *Raja's Palace | |
| − | Military Academy | ||
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| − | Minor Governor's Barracks | ||
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| − | Minor Royal Palace | ||
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|Region= Global | |Region= Global | ||
|Recruitment Cost= 890 | |Recruitment Cost= 890 | ||
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==Factions== | ==Factions== | ||
| − | *[[Image:Mughal_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mughal (ETW Faction) | Mughal]] | + | *[[Image:Mughal_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire (ETW Faction) | Mughal Empire]] |
*[[Image:Mysore_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mysore (ETW Faction) |Mysore]] | *[[Image:Mysore_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Mysore (ETW Faction) |Mysore]] | ||
| − | *[[Image:Persia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[ | + | *[[Image:Persia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Persia (ETW Faction) | Safavid Persia]] |
*[[Image:Afghanistan.jpg|25px]] [[Afghanistan (ETW Faction) |Afghanistan]] | *[[Image:Afghanistan.jpg|25px]] [[Afghanistan (ETW Faction) |Afghanistan]] | ||
| − | *[[Image:Khante_khiva.jpg|25px]] [[ | + | *[[Image:Khante_khiva.jpg|25px]] [[Khanate of Khiva (ETW Faction) |Khanate of Khiva]] |
[[Category:Missile Cavalry]] | [[Category:Missile Cavalry]] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 13 December 2010
These "feudal" troops are armed in traditional style and, while cheap, may not be as reliable as regular forces.
| Zamindari Horsemen (ETW Unit) | |
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| Class | Missile Cavalry |
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| Region | Global |
| Recruitment Cost | 890 |
| Upkeep Cost | 260 |
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Overview
The zamindars, or landholders, recruit troops from among the peasantry farming the lands they manage. A life in the ranks is a little better than one toiling in the fields, and offers the chance of loot and excitement.
At first sight, the zamindar system has much in common with the medieval "feudal" dea, and this was how many Europeans saw the system. A zamindar would be given land to run as a tax farm, squeezing the peasants for all the revenue he could get. At the same time, the zamindari would have a place in a formal hierarchy, and were expected to contribute a contingent of troops to the army. This sounds like the feudal idea of providing men to an overlord, but it was based on financial, not fealty, principles. There were even landholders who were expected to supply elephant troops rather than cavalry and footmen. When the European trading companies took over tax collection, they often left the local landholders to collect taxes, after weeding out the most glaringly corrupt.
