Saracens

Faction Overview	Strategic Overview	History

The Saracens have the Power of Imam.

With its leaders as the spiritual head of Islam worldwide, it is unsurprising that armies of the Saracen civilisation benefit greatly from the enforcement of religious reforms. As such, they are not always highly professional, given how they are recruited, but their control of the rich spice routes from the east passing through Baghdad and the spectacular fertility of Mesopotamia's lands ensure that the Saracens also have a vibrant and powerful economic powerhouse. Faction Type: Muslims National Bonuses: Farms and Fishermen 66% cheaper; produce +25% resources Ships are 25% cheaper Barracks units deal 5% extra damage against buildings, for each age and military upgrade researched.
Unique units: Fedayeen [2] Bedouin Archers [1] => Dromedaries [2] => Dromedary Jund [2], Arbalest Dromedaries [3] Spear Jund [2] => Foot Asakir [Republic only] Ghuzat Volunteers => Ahdath Levy [only in a Republic] Camel Raider [Republic only] Bedouin Horse Retinue [Republic only] Fusta [3] => Baghlah Hrbiyah [3] Caucasus Huntsmen [1] => Composite Bowmen [2] => Heavy Archers [3] Mercenaries: [1] Kipchak Nomad [2] Caucasus Mountain Men [3] Repeating Crossbowman; Super Bombard; Mercenary Swordsmen		Upgrades: Five Pillars Darul Islam	Beitul Hiqmah Córdoban Mezquita Alhambra Palace Complex
Settlements:			Leaders:
Cairo Baghdad Damascus Kufah Jeddah Aqaba Amman Homs Balad Samarra Aswan Siwa	Anbar Iskandaryyah Tarabalus Berytus Aleppo Al-Qa'im Ramadi Ar Rutba Hamath Samawah Al Diwanya Afak Sulaymaniyah	Raqqa Dendera Kirkuk Basra Umm Qasr Nasiriyah Muqdadiyah Baqubah Najaf Tal Afar Fallujah Tikrit Karbala	Abbas ibn Mutalib Noordin Kamil Saladin Hakeem Mamoun Saffah Baibars Mo'ezz Ismail Samani Zengi Saifuddeen Ghazi