Civ 6 (Civilization VI) Leader Chandragupta of India
Below is a guide to some of the unique advantages in terms of strategy to taking the role of Civ 6 Leader Chandragupta of the Civilization India:
- Chandragupta
- Arthashastra
- The Arthashastra was an ancient Indian Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy
- Arthashastra’s author Chanakya was a teacher and guardian of Emperor Chandragupta
- Can declare a War of Territorial Expansion after acquiring the Military Training Civic
- Arthashastra
- India
- Dharma
- One interpretation of “Dharma” is the doctrine pertaining to the purification and moral transformation of human beings
- Indian Civilization receives Follower Belief bonuses in a City from each Religion which has at least 1 Follower
- Cities gain +1 Amenity for every Religion with at least 1 Follower
- Missionaries enjoy + 2 Religious Spreads
- +100% Religious pressure from Indian Trade Routes
- Varu
- Unique Indian Classical Era Heavy Cavalry unit
- Adjacent enemy units receive -5 Combat Strength
- Stepwell
- The Stepwell Technology unlocks the Builder ability to build a Stepwell
- Stepwells are wells where water is reached by descending a set of steps; they’re built to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability
- +1 Food if adjacent to a Holy Site District
- +1 Housing if adjacent to a Holy Site District
- +1 Faith if adjacent to a Holy Site District
- +1 Food if adjacent to a Farm
- Additional Food, Housing and Faith with advances through Technology and Civics Trees
- Prevents Food loss during Drought
- Cannot be built on Hills
- Cannot be built adjacent to another Stepwell
- Dharma
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthashastra
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanakya
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepwell
- Civilization VI “Create Game” Screen
Civ 6 Chandragupta page now on Bill’s List. Interesting researching Arthashastra, Chanakya and Stepwells, not to mention Emperor Chandragupta himself.