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title: "Conquest"
description: "Understanding how villages are conquered and claimed"
url: https://support.kingdoms.com/en/articles/195-conquest
collection: "Core game mechanics"
updated: 2026-11-03
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# Conquest

Understanding how villages are conquered and claimed

Expanding your empire is one of the most important aspects of Travian Kingdoms. There are two ways to gain additional villages:

-   **Settling** – Found a new village on an empty map tile using Settlers.
    
-   **Conquest** – Take control of an existing village by defeating another player's defenses and reducing its loyalty.
    

Unlike a newly founded village, a conquered village already contains buildings and resource fields, allowing you to expand your empire more quickly.

## How Conquest works

To conquer a village, you must send an **Administrator** with your army:

-   **Senator** (Romans)
    
-   **Chief** (Teutons)
    
-   **Chieftain** (Gauls)
    

A village can only be conquered after its **Residence** or **Palace** has been destroyed. Each successful attack with a surviving Administrator reduces the target village's loyalty. Once the loyalty reaches **0**, ownership of the village is transferred to you.

Learn more: [Conquering Villages (Chiefing)](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/25)

## What do you need?

Before attempting a conquest, make sure you have:

-   An Administrator.
    
-   Enough Culture Points.
    
-   A free expansion slot.
    
-   A strong army to protect your Administrator.
    

Conquests can only be carried out using a normal **Attack**. Raids and Sieges cannot reduce loyalty.

Learn more: [Troop Actions: Attack](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/111)

## What happens after a successful conquest?

When a conquest succeeds:

-   The village immediately becomes part of your account.
    
-   Buildings and resource fields remain intact.
    
-   Reinforcements from the previous owner's kingdom return home.
    
-   You can immediately begin developing your new village.
    

## Why can a conquest fail?

Even if your attack is successful, a conquest may not be possible.

Some common reasons include:

-   The village is protected by a **Residence** or **Palace**.
    
-   The village is a **capital** or the player's **last remaining village**.
    
-   You do not have enough Culture Points or a free expansion slot.
    
-   Kingdom or diplomacy rules temporarily prevent conquest.
    

Learn more: [When conquest is not possible](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/28)

## Defending your villages

If another player attempts to conquer one of your villages, your goal is to stop your village's loyalty from reaching **0**.

To improve your chances:

-   Keep strong defensive troops in or near important villages.
    
-   Coordinate with your kingdom to reinforce threatened villages.
    
-   If your **Residence** or **Palace** is destroyed, try to rebuild it before the next conquest wave arrives. As long as either building is standing, your village's loyalty cannot be reduced.
    
-   If you expect to be offline, a **sitter** or **dual** can help respond to incoming conquest attempts.
    

## Settling or Conquest?

Both methods have advantages.

**Settling** allows you to choose the perfect location for a new village but requires time to develop it.

**Conquest** lets you take over an already established village, but it requires careful planning, a strong army, and coordination to succeed.

Learn more: [Settling New Villages](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/24)

> **Success:** Learn more:
> \- [Settling New Villages](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/24)
> \- [Conquering Villages (Chiefing)](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/25)
> \- [When conquest is not possible](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/28)
> \- [Troop Actions: Attack](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/111)