Heraldry (Civ7)

Heraldry
Technology of the Exploration Age
Introduced in Civilization VII
Cost	650
Technologies
Required	Astronomy   Machinery
Required	Astronomy   Machinery
Leads to	Metallurgy   Shipbuilding
Leads to	Metallurgy   Shipbuilding
Unlocks
Units	Man-At-Arms Knight
Infrastructure	Rila Monastery
Mastery notes
+3 Combat Strength for Infantry units. +1 Happiness on Happiness buildings.

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 "Yes, but...do you have a flag?"
– Eddie Izzard

Heraldry is an Exploration Age technology in Civilization VII.

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

In feudal systems, loyalty was tied to family – a single dynasty might control a section of land, be pledged to a particular king, and produce second sons or other branches of the family tree with their own ambitions. Certain nobles might gain particular honors or recognition, and incorporating these into coats-of-arms provided a family legacy. These coats-of-arms, or at least their colors, informed the dress of the people (e.g. soldiers) in a lord’s employ, as they invested authority onto a retainer or soldier, allowing others to recognize their political affiliation at a glance.

Commonly understood heraldic systems emerged during the Middle Ages in Europe, but other feudal systems existed elsewhere, such as the Japanese clan symbols (mon) or the Turkic tamga, a less elaborated but otherwise similar way to associate a family to an image.