CAMPAIGN · DYNASTIES OF INDIA
Pearl of the East
Babur returns to Samarkand with a small loyal force and must survive repeated night raids before turning on the Timurids by day. Protect the camp, gather support from nearby nobles, capture the city’s districts, and defeat the Uzbek army.
Overview
Babur returns to Samarkand with a small loyal force and must survive repeated night raids before turning on the Timurids by day. Protect the camp, gather support from nearby nobles, capture the city’s districts, and defeat the Uzbek army.
Player approach
Pearl of the East starts with a three-minute period of hostile attacks before base building can begin. Establish a Town Center and Castle after the opening, then use a broad food economy and Hussar production to withstand raids.
Step-by-step plan
Keep the starting Villagers alive through the initial attack window, then place a Town Center and gather stone for a Castle near the northern marsh and gold. Expand toward five Town Centers and a large Farm economy as the base stabilizes. Add Stables for Hussars and prioritize their and the Castle’s upgrades. Use Siege Rams against positions where Trebuchets are unavailable, while retaining a mobile force to protect exposed miners.
Risks and adjustments
Trebuchets cannot be trained in this scenario unless captured from Uzbek patrols. Gold mines are regularly attacked, so avoid relying on one exposed mining camp for the entire army.
Focused strategy page
For a dedicated version of this plan, open Pearl of the East three-minute survival.
Mission overview
Babur returns to Samarkand with a small loyal force and must survive repeated night raids before turning on the Timurids by day. Protect the camp, gather support from nearby nobles, capture the city’s districts, and defeat the Uzbek army.
Objectives
- Keep Babur and Qutlugh alive.
- Defend Babur’s Fortified Tower through the night raids.
- Capture Samarkand district by district by destroying the hostile Timurid Castles inside its walls.
- Defeat the Uzbek army.
- Optional: recruit Timurid nobles by completing their requests.
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- Scenario · Babur
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