The Fatimid Caliphate

Quality: Superior

Type: Late Professional Increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units

Soldiers: 78

Attack: 4

Charge: 3

Weapon Type: Melee

Defense: 14

Armour: 5

Defense Skill: 7

Shield: 2

Hit Points: 1

Recruitment Cost: 940

Upkeep: 225

Precursors to the Mamluks, these slave soldiers make excellent infantry, equipped with heavy mail and a mace.
Precursors to the Mamluks, the Ghulams are soldiers largely drawn from African slaves. Trained and kept at their "master's" expense, these soldiers are given their freedom once they reach a certain standard and are kept on as their "master's" personal guard. Ghulams are well trained and protected by heavy mail and equipped with a mace.

  • Mustering Hall
  • Garrison Quarters
  • Drill Square
  • Barracks
  • In Castles, Ghulams are recruited in Barracks.