Indian (Civ5)

The Indian people represent a civilization in Civilization V.
* Symbol: Stylized version of the Ashoka Chakra
* Musical Theme: Raga Asa (composed by Michael Curran, orchestrated by Geoff Knorr)
* Music Set: Asian
* Architecture: Asian
* Spy Names: Ashok, Shanx, Hormis, Sanjeev, Ananda, Rani, Parvati, Mukta, Karishma, Jyotsna
* Preferred Religion: Hinduism
* Preferred Ideology: Freedom
== Strategy ==
The Indian civilization is one of the most suitable for a cultural victory. Their unique ability makes initial expansion slower, but once cities reach size 6, Gandhi's bonus kicks in. While Gandhi does well with a few large cities, his ability also makes him uniquely suited for maintaining a wide empire with many cities. From the start, adopt the policies in the Tradition tree (and later the Freedom ideology) to maximize growth and use and make the most of a limited territory.
Thanks to India's unique ability, -boosting buildings are twice as effective for them - a Circus, for example, will make 4 of their s happy instead of the usual 2. It is also worth noting that in Gods & Kings and Brave New World, the Indians have a different Local Happiness cap than other civilizations. While the regular cap is equal to the of the city, India's cap is only 67% of that number. Considering that fact and assuming both civilizations can reach such a high amount of local , India is guaranteed to have a advantage only once a city reaches 18 (assuming a Standard or smaller map; -6 - (18 * 0.5) + (18 * 0.67) = -2.94 for India is better than -3 - 18 + 18 = -3 for another civilization).
Due to their unique ability, the Indians are vulnerable to early elimination from expansionist and aggressive militaristic empires such as the Greeks, Huns, Romans, and Mongols. However, because they have reduced penalties for having larger sizes with fewer cities, they can become a late-game powerhouse with well-defended cities.
Their unique building, the Mughal Fort, is also essential for defense against aggressive neighbors, and later in the game contributes to a cultural victory with its added bonus.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Cities ==
== Trivia ==
* India's unique ability is a reference to the massive population growth in India since its independence in 1950.
== Gallery ==
File:India map (Civ5).png|Map of Indian Empire
== Related achievements ==
== See also ==
* Indian in other games
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