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title: "When conquest is not possible"
description: "All the cases where a village can't be conquered"
url: https://support.kingdoms.com/en/articles/28-when-conquest-is-not-possible
collection: "Expansion"
updated: 2026-11-05
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# When conquest is not possible

All the cases where a village can't be conquered

In Travian Kingdoms, there are several situations where conquering a village is not possible. Below is a comprehensive list of all such scenarios along with their explanations:

#### Village Status and Restrictions

-   It is the defender’s only village: The last village of a player cannot be conquered.
    
-   It is the main village (capital): The capital village cannot be conquered under any circumstances.
    
-   There is a World Wonder in the village: A village containing a World Wonder cannot be conquered until the Wonder has been destroyed.
    
-   There is a Residence or Palace in the village: A village with an active Residence or Palace must have the building destroyed before it can be conquered.
    

#### Culture Points and Expansion Slots

-   The attacker needs have both sufficient culture points and an available expansion slot to found or conquer a village.
    
-   In order to chief a city two (2) culture point slots are required. A village only requires one (1) culture point slot.
    
-   Regardless of if conquering a village or city it only requires one expansion slot.
    

#### Raid instead of normal attack

-   Troops raided the village: Loyalty cannot be reduced during a raid. Only normal attacks by a senator/chief can lower loyalty.
    

#### Kingdom and Diplomacy Rules

-   Attacker and defender are in the same kingdom: Villages from players in the same kingdom cannot be conquered.
    
-   Defender is in a confederated kingdom: You cannot conquer villages from allied kingdoms.
    
-   A confederation was canceled within the last 2 days: If both kingdoms were part of a confederation that ended within the last 48 hours, villages still cannot be conquered.
    
-   The attacker or defender was in the same kingdom recently: If either player left the other’s kingdom within the last 3 days, conquest is temporarily disabled.
    
-   The attacker or defender was in a confederated kingdom recently: Conquest is not allowed if there was a confederation relationship between the kingdoms (or their allies) that ended within the last 3 days.
    

#### Protected Villages

-   The village belongs to a foreign or independent governor in the attacker’s territory: Such villages are under temporary protection and cannot be conquered if they are inside the attacker's kingdom or were there in the last 3 days.
    
-   The village was inside the attacker’s kingdom borders within the last 3 days: Protection rules still apply for a short duration even after a village leaves kingdom territory.
    

#### Sitter 

-   The attacker acted as a sitter for the defender in the last 7 days: If the attacker has recently used the sitter function for the defender, they are not allowed to conquer the defender's village to prevent abuse.