Arabs

Faction Overview	Strategic Overview	History
:For the precursor culture of this faction, see Sabaioi.For the successor cultures of this faction, see Moors.
The Arabs have the power of Islam.
Flush with victory over their enemies, the Arabs have established not only a new religion, but a massive empire at the expense of their neighbours and former overlords. The Sassanian Persians are laid low, while the Romans are kept at bay, even as an Arab army approaches the farthest Roman outposts in far-flung Africa. Yet not all is well in the Arab Umayyad domain. Court intrigues continue to bedevil the Umayyad court in Damascus, while the wounds of the Battle of Karbala have never truly gone away. Elsewhere in Muslim lands, there is a widening gap between the native Arabs and new converts to Islam, which left unresolved, could well tear the Islamic world apart.
Still, the Arabs' conquests have led them to control many of the major market centres of the Middle East — and by extension, the known world — and with great control comes the privilege and responsibility of ruling a vast multicultural society, consisting not just of Arabs, but of Romans, Persians, Egyptians, as well as the odd African, Slavic, or German migrant or slave — with almost all the great religions of the world and their scholars woven together into a baroque tapestry under the same roof. Surely with so many men — and learned men at that — the solutions to the problems the new Islamic empire faces can be found with them too, even if they should prove to be a threat to the very survival of the Arabs' new nation too?  It will take all the resources and the guile at your disposal to keep Darul-Islam together and not splinter apart so soon in the world.	
Flush with victory over their enemies, the Arabs have established not only a new religion, but a massive empire at the expense of their neighbours and former overlords. The Sassanian Persians are laid low, while the Romans are kept at bay, even as an Arab army approaches the farthest Roman outposts in far-flung Africa. Yet not all is well in the Arab Umayyad domain. Court intrigues continue to bedevil the Umayyad court in Damascus, while the wounds of the Battle of Karbala have never truly gone away. Elsewhere in Muslim lands, there is a widening gap between the native Arabs and new converts to Islam, which left unresolved, could well tear the Islamic world apart.
Still, the Arabs' conquests have led them to control many of the major market centres of the Middle East — and by extension, the known world — and with great control comes the privilege and responsibility of ruling a vast multicultural society, consisting not just of Arabs, but of Romans, Persians, Egyptians, as well as the odd African, Slavic, or German migrant or slave — with almost all the great religions of the world and their scholars woven together into a baroque tapestry under the same roof. Surely with so many men — and learned men at that — the solutions to the problems the new Islamic empire faces can be found with them too, even if they should prove to be a threat to the very survival of the Arabs' new nation too?  It will take all the resources and the guile at your disposal to keep Darul-Islam together and not splinter apart so soon in the world.	
Flush with victory over their enemies, the Arabs have established not only a new religion, but a massive empire at the expense of their neighbours and former overlords. The Sassanian Persians are laid low, while the Romans are kept at bay, even as an Arab army approaches the farthest Roman outposts in far-flung Africa. Yet not all is well in the Arab Umayyad domain. Court intrigues continue to bedevil the Umayyad court in Damascus, while the wounds of the Battle of Karbala have never truly gone away. Elsewhere in Muslim lands, there is a widening gap between the native Arabs and new converts to Islam, which left unresolved, could well tear the Islamic world apart.
Still, the Arabs' conquests have led them to control many of the major market centres of the Middle East — and by extension, the known world — and with great control comes the privilege and responsibility of ruling a vast multicultural society, consisting not just of Arabs, but of Romans, Persians, Egyptians, as well as the odd African, Slavic, or German migrant or slave — with almost all the great religions of the world and their scholars woven together into a baroque tapestry under the same roof. Surely with so many men — and learned men at that — the solutions to the problems the new Islamic empire faces can be found with them too, even if they should prove to be a threat to the very survival of the Arabs' new nation too?  It will take all the resources and the guile at your disposal to keep Darul-Islam together and not splinter apart so soon in the world.	
Flush with victory over their enemies, the Arabs have established not only a new religion, but a massive empire at the expense of their neighbours and former overlords. The Sassanian Persians are laid low, while the Romans are kept at bay, even as an Arab army approaches the farthest Roman outposts in far-flung Africa. Yet not all is well in the Arab Umayyad domain. Court intrigues continue to bedevil the Umayyad court in Damascus, while the wounds of the Battle of Karbala have never truly gone away. Elsewhere in Muslim lands, there is a widening gap between the native Arabs and new converts to Islam, which left unresolved, could well tear the Islamic world apart.
Still, the Arabs' conquests have led them to control many of the major market centres of the Middle East — and by extension, the known world — and with great control comes the privilege and responsibility of ruling a vast multicultural society, consisting not just of Arabs, but of Romans, Persians, Egyptians, as well as the odd African, Slavic, or German migrant or slave — with almost all the great religions of the world and their scholars woven together into a baroque tapestry under the same roof. Surely with so many men — and learned men at that — the solutions to the problems the new Islamic empire faces can be found with them too, even if they should prove to be a threat to the very survival of the Arabs' new nation too?  It will take all the resources and the guile at your disposal to keep Darul-Islam together and not splinter apart so soon in the world.
Faction Type: Middle EasternNational Bonuses:
*Da'wah : Assimilate cities 4 times faster. Citizens ceated 33% cheaper
*Ijtihad : Military research is 33% cheaper.
Unique Units:
* / / : Angry Mob
* : Slingers
* : Spearmen, Militia,  Ramat
* : Arab Cavalry, Javelin Cavalry, Bedouin Archers
** : Lancer
* : Fursan, Abtal
* : Ghuzat Volunteers, Ansariyun
* : Scorpion, Mangonel, Ram
* : Chelandion, Dhow
Mercenaries:
* : Slavic Raiders, Brigand, Dailamiyan, Caucasus Mountain Men, Caucasus Huntsmen
* :
**[Turks] Turkish Archers, Turkish Cavalry, Turkish Lancers
**[Arabs] Arab Sheikh, Arab Raiders, Bedouin Lancers
**[Berbers] Berber Auxilia, Berber Chieftain, Berber Tribesmen , Berber Raiders.
* : [Persians] Asawira Archers, Asawira Cavalry	
Faction Type: Middle EasternNational Bonuses:
*Da'wah : Assimilate cities 4 times faster. Citizens ceated 33% cheaper
*Ijtihad : Military research is 33% cheaper.
Unique Units:
* / / : Angry Mob
* : Slingers
* : Spearmen, Militia,  Ramat
* : Arab Cavalry, Javelin Cavalry, Bedouin Archers
** : Lancer
* : Fursan, Abtal
* : Ghuzat Volunteers, Ansariyun
* : Scorpion, Mangonel, Ram
* : Chelandion, Dhow
Mercenaries:
* : Slavic Raiders, Brigand, Dailamiyan, Caucasus Mountain Men, Caucasus Huntsmen
* :
**[Turks] Turkish Archers, Turkish Cavalry, Turkish Lancers
**[Arabs] Arab Sheikh, Arab Raiders, Bedouin Lancers
**[Berbers] Berber Auxilia, Berber Chieftain, Berber Tribesmen , Berber Raiders.
* : [Persians] Asawira Archers, Asawira Cavalry	
Faction Type: Middle EasternNational Bonuses:
*Da'wah : Assimilate cities 4 times faster. Citizens ceated 33% cheaper
*Ijtihad : Military research is 33% cheaper.
Unique Units:
* / / : Angry Mob
* : Slingers
* : Spearmen, Militia,  Ramat
* : Arab Cavalry, Javelin Cavalry, Bedouin Archers
** : Lancer
* : Fursan, Abtal
* : Ghuzat Volunteers, Ansariyun
* : Scorpion, Mangonel, Ram
* : Chelandion, Dhow
Mercenaries:
* : Slavic Raiders, Brigand, Dailamiyan, Caucasus Mountain Men, Caucasus Huntsmen
* :
**[Turks] Turkish Archers, Turkish Cavalry, Turkish Lancers
**[Arabs] Arab Sheikh, Arab Raiders, Bedouin Lancers
**[Berbers] Berber Auxilia, Berber Chieftain, Berber Tribesmen , Berber Raiders.
* : [Persians] Asawira Archers, Asawira Cavalry	
Unique buildings:
*Magistracy
*Constabulary
*Mercenary Quarters
Wonders:
*Qubbatus Sakra
*Damascus Mosque
*Hayr as-Sharqi citadel
*Palace
Upgrades:
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	Lvl 2		Lvl 1
	Lvl 2		Lvl 2
	Lvl 1		Lvl 1
	Lvl 2		Lvl 2
	Max 		Lvl 2
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Category:arabs