Can I switch religions to that of a conquered opponent?
I'm playing America/Hinduism, and just conquered Ethiopia/Christianity, but the strength of the Christianity has taken over all of my cities. All I can do with religion is build Pagodas and great people.
Questions:
- Do I get any benefits from a conquered opponent's religion?
- If no, is there a way to 'switch' my state religion to that of a conquered opponent?
- Is there a way to completely kill off a conquered opponent's religion? I tried sending an Inquisitor to the capital, but the religions pressure did not change and within three turns that city was its original religion again.
Best Answer
You can't really "switch" your religions, in the sense of taking ownership of the religion. You only get the founder/enhancer beliefs of a religion that you created or enhanced. You do however get the follower beliefs of a religion your city follows. As you pointed out, you can buy pagodas. Sometimes I deliberately let a rival religion exist in my cities long enough to buy their unique buildings, and only then do I remove it.
It is possible to remove a holy city, but you have to basically hit it with a combo. First, use inquisitors to remove it from any friendly cities following it. If any city states have it, you'll probably have to use a prophet. Then, once there's no cities providing pressure from that religion, use an inquisitor on their holy city and then hit it with a prophet.
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