Technologies

Tanzimat

Tanzimat is a Fortress Age Ottoman Mosque technology that increases the Yörük train limit by 29. It requires Topkapi, making it a later step in Mosque progression rather than an independent limit upgrade.

APPLIES TO Original game (2005); also in Definitive Edition
Tanzimat in Age of Empires III
Tanzimat
TECHNOLOGY DETAILS

Research profile

Civilization
Ottomans
Research location
Mosque
Prerequisite
Topkapi
Research time
15 seconds
Food cost
200
Wood cost
200
Coin cost
200
Effect
Yörük train limit +29

Effect & research conditions

Research takes 15 seconds and costs 200 Food, 200 Wood and 200 Coin. The increase concerns Yörük production and does not raise the general population cap or alter other cavalry statistics. Topkapi must be researched first. Confirm the available queue and current limit before committing to the larger Yörük force.

Research condition

Available to Ottomans from the Fortress Age*. Research it at Mosque. It requires Topkapi.

When to research

Tanzimat is useful when the Ottoman plan has enough resources and production time to make use of 29 more Yörüks. Complete the prerequisite and technology before the planned reinforcement window. Because it costs all three resources, compare it against immediate unit production and infrastructure; an increased limit has little value if the economy cannot fill it.

Part of a two-step Mosque investment

The route is to research Topkapi and then Tanzimat, so the total investment includes both stages. Plan for the combined time and resource cost while maintaining units to defend the base. The resulting Yörük capacity can support a specialized army, but does not require filling the entire limit. Keep a mixed force if opponents can exploit the Yörük line’s counters, and use the expanded limit only when the economy can sustain production.