African Nobles

In game
African warriors on horseback. Not very efficient, since their mounts are not the fastest, but they are better than nothing. These units are fairly cheap to build, but don't fare well against cav civs, such as the Franks or the Turks, but they are very highly motivated, thus making them useful as scouts and overseers. On the other hand, they are ideal as a "counter-unit" against two African mercenary units - African Bowmen and African Spearmen.