Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat
| Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Historical Fiction Drama |
| Created by | Ashok Banker |
| Written by | Ashok Banker |
| Directed by | Prasad Gavandi |
| Creative directors | Jitendra Srivastava, Nafees Khan |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Ashoka Hai , Ashoka Tha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 442[1] |
| Production | |
| Producers | Abhimanyu Singh Rupali Singh |
| Production locations | Karjat, Raigad district, Maharashtra, India |
| Cinematography | Deepak Pandey |
| Running time | approx. 20 minutes |
| Production company | Contiloe Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Colors TV |
| Release | 2 February 2015 – 7 October 2016 |
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (English: The Great Emperor Ashoka) is a 2015 Indian historical drama TV series[2] that aired on Colors TV from 2 February 2015 to 7 October 2016.[3] The show was created and written by author and screenwriter Faizan Mohammad and cast by Radhesh More.[4][5] It stars Mohit Raina as Ashoka[6][7] with Siddharth Nigam portraying the young version of the character.[8][9][10]
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat was based on the life of Emperor Ashoka (304–232 BCE), the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty of India. The series tells the story of how he faced the problems outside and inside Magadha, eventually rising to become its ruler.[5][11][12][13][14] The historical drama was produced by Contiloe Entertainment and directed by Prasad Gavandi. The show premiered on 2 February 2015 with a 1-hour telecast duration for the first 20 episodes.[15][16][17] The serial ended on 7 October 2016.[18]
Plot
This series starts when Magadha is ruled by Emperor Bindusara Maurya. Bindusara's step-mother, Helena conspires against him. Helena's men attack Bindusara, but he is cured by a Brahmin woman from Champa named Subhadrangi, affectionately called Dharma. Bindusara is amazed at her skills and intellect, and later marries her. Dharma then conceives a child. Bindusara later asks Dharma to accompany him to the royal palace, however, she insists on living in the forest and prefers a simple lifestyle. Bindusara takes leave of her while promising to return and take their child to Magadha after it is born. Meanwhile, Noor, Bindusara's third queen, Noor and her father, Mir Khorasan, seek to assassinate Dharma. Mir attacks Dharma and kills her father. He then sets her hut on fire. Bindusara assumes Dharma to be dead, but Dharma survives and gives birth to a son and names him Ashoka.
14 years later
Ashoka is a young boy who lives with his mother in a hamlet. Chanakya spots Ashoka on the streets of Magadha and gets to know about his true identity, but promises Dharma to keep it a secret from Ashoka and Bindusara. Chanakya, along with his disciple Radhagupta takes them to Pataliputra and Dharma becomes a royal physician. Ashoka starts by working as a horsekeeper and on numerous occasions, he impresses Bindusara and they both develop a bond, which is despised by Bindusara's eldest son Sushima, his mother Charumitra, Mir Khorasan, Helena and, her son Justin. Sushima and Ashoka are always at loggerheads and Sushima conspires against Ashoka many times, but every time, Ashoka manages to escape. One day, Dharma is attacked by some men, who succeed in killing her on her way to the forest, and everyone believes it to be the work of a tiger. Ashoka is devastated by this incident but Bindusara consoles him, and spends time with him. It is later revealed that Dharma is still alive as Chanakya saw the attack coming and therefore replaced Dharma with one of his spies. On Chanakya's suggestion, Bindusara admits Ashoka to the royal school of Magadha. Ashoka has a hard time initially and is harassed by Sushima and his associates, but is comforted by Bindusara's third son Siyamak and Acharya Akramak - the martial arts instructor. Akramak trains Ashoka in warfare and Ashoka then decides to take part in the annual competition of 'Magadha's best warrior.' After overcoming all odds and injustice and after an intense, elaborate competition with Sushima and the other children at the royal college of Magadha, Ashoka emerges victorious. Sushima is being attacked by a tiger and Ashoka rushes to save him, only to be cheated by Sushima who steals the sword of Chandragupta Maurya which the winner is supposed to take to the finish line. Ashoka is heartbroken and dejected but Bindusara is still impressed by his performance. Bindusara, after seeing Sushima's victory, decides to make him the crown prince. Ashoka confides in Chanakya and Chanakya stops Sushima's coronation at the last minute. Bindusara strips Sushima of his sword after he insults and threaten to kill Chanakya. Ashoka is then united with Dharma, who consoles him.
The house of wax
Meanwhile, Helena, with her father Seleucus Nicator and the king of Ujjain hatch a plot to kill off Bindusara's family. Their chosen method is to burn down a wax house with their victims inside, during Justin's wedding with the princess of Ujjain. Chanakya realises the conspiracy but gets kidnapped. Ashoka then finds a secret tunnel and after entering it, reaches the wax house and saves Chanakya. After learning about the conspiracy, he uses his sharp mind and strength to defeat the enemy's attack and creates a safe pathway for the royal family till they reach the tunnel used by the enemy to escape, thus, saving the royal family. As a reward for Ashoka's strength, bravery, and presence of mind, Bindusara awards him the sword of Chandragupta Maurya and appoints him as his personal bodyguard. He catches the king of Ujjain and presents him before Bindusara, who decrees the death penalty but Justin in order to save his mother sacrifices his life and it is later on revealed that Siyamak (grandson of Mir Khorasan) is Justin and Noor's son.
Bindusara and Dharma's reunion
Ashoka eventually learns about his birth and true father, from an astrologer in his birthplace. With the help of Chanakya, he devises a plan to expose Mir Khorasan who had tried to kill Dharma earlier, and reveal the truth to Bindusara. They succeed, and Mir Khorasan is arrested. Dharma requests Bindusara to spare the life of Mir Khorasan. Bindusara accepts Dharma and Ashoka, and they start living happily.
Sushima's Regency
Bindusara and Chanakya decide to test the princes by engaging them in intense political debate. Ashoka who has no experience in the field still impresses everyone with his answers but eventually loses to Sushima. Since Bindusara has to go on an important conquest, he makes Sushima the regent in his absence. Sushima, along with his mother Charumitra is brutal in his ways and flips the kingdom upside down, tortures his subjects and, mercilessly harasses his fiancée and his former love interest Ahenkara (princess of Ujjain). He also brutally mistreats and torments Ashoka and Dharma. Earlier Shushima was in love with Ahenkara, but due to her being a daughter of a traitor, he decides to marry her and being her husband he will treat her like animals for life, which is discovered by ashoka . To put an end to his tyranny, Ashoka dresses up as a warrior taking the name Agradutha and secretly protects the people. Sushima finds out Agradhoot's true identity and uses Agradutha's lookalike to taint Ashoka's image in front of the public. A drunk Sushima one day harasses Ahenkara both mentally and physically, nearly killing her brother for his refusal to accept his proposal for marriage to her. However, she calls Agradutha for help and her brother is saved by Agradutha. Sushima and Agradutha engage in a fierce battle but Sushima is severely wounded and falls unconscious. He suddenly wakes up and charges at Agradutha from behind but Ahenkara, to save Agradutha accidentally shoves a dagger through Sushima's stomach and wounds him. Bindusara just arrives and sees this, but Ashoka takes the blame to protect Ahenkara and gets arrested, risking death penalty. Chanakya realises the truth and arrives in time to give justice to both Ashoka and Ahenkara. Ahenkara's marriage with Sushima is called off. She stays with her brother in Patliputra in a new palace. Sushima is treated by Dharma who saves his life.
Meanwhile, Noor escapes from the palace and goes to her ex-lover Daastan, a Khorasani warrior. The duo invades Magadha and holds the royal family as their prisoners. Just as Noor is about to kill Dharma, Ashoka arrives and defeats Daastan and accidentally kills Noor, leaving Siyamak dejected. Daastan gets imprisoned but escapes with Mir Khorasan. Chanakya finds out about the incidents that took place and then blackmails Sushima and Charumitra, threatening to expose everything they did in Bindusara's absence if they refused to stop harassing Ashoka's family.
Death of Chanakya
At this time, all the enemies of Ashoka including Sushima, his mother Charumitra, Helena, Prime minister Khallatak and Siyamak (who wants to avenge his mother) - who all want the throne decide to team up to assassinate Chanakya. Chanakya is taken to an abandoned house and he is stabbed to death by them. Then they set the house on fire and escape. Ashoka arrives and takes Chanakya away from the fire, where he breathes his last. Before dying, Chanakya tells Ashoka to become the Emperor and realise his dream of Akhanda Bharat. The preparators of the assassination frame Daastan for it. Ashoka is emotionally shattered and vows to catch the murderers and slay them. He finds Daastan and kills him but a dying Daastan reveals that he had nothing to do with Chanakya's killing and the true culprits are still roaming freely.
Capture of Takshashila
After performing Chanakya's last rites, Ashoka is sent to Takshashila to suppress a massive revolt and tyranny of Kichak - a former warrior in the Magadha army who had betrayed Bindusara and Chanakya. Kichak has now built a huge army and after capturing Takshashila, and he tortures the people and mercilessly kills them. He has plans to attack Magadha and become the emperor.
After a long period of struggles and sacrifices, Ashoka emerges victorious, slays Kichak publicly, and frees Takshashila from Kichak's tyranny. In the process, he falls in love with Kaurwaki - the princess of Kalinga who accompanies him in his mission to free her father Jagannath who was Kichak's prisoner.
Ashoka's exile
On his arrival in Pataliputra, Ashoka is declared the heir to Bindusara's throne, much to the dismay of Sushima. Together with his mother, using black magic, Sushima destroys Dharma and Ashoka's relationship with Bindusara. And subsequently, a pre-planned invasion of Pataliputra is carried out by Mir Khorasan and Selucus Nicator with the help of Helena. They capture the palace of Bindusara and hold him captive. But again, Ashoka uses his quick thinking and powers to rescue Bindusara and defeat Mir Khorasan and Seleucus Nicator. An angry Sushima murders them before Ashoka can present them to Bindusara. Sushima thus steals credit for the victory and impresses everyone. Selucus Nicator's daughter Helena is arrested.
One day, while in prison Helena reveals to Ashoka the murderers of Chanakya and fakes a suicide. Ashoka, in a fit of rage, goes on a killing spree and stabs Sushima in front of Bindusara. He proceeds to kill everyone involved in Chanakya's killing but is chained heavily and thrown behind bars. Bindusara is extremely disgusted by Ashoka's actions and decides to abandon him. Ashoka is banished. Dharma and her newborn son Vitashoka (Vit) accompany him to Ujjain and Ashoka vows to come back stronger and avenge Chanakya's death.
10 years later
Ashoka, now known as Chand, has become a ruthless, angry man who just wants revenge. Ashoka lives with Dharma and his younger brother, Vitashoka in the house of a merchant named Dhaniram. Dhaniram's daughter, Devi cares so much about them. Over time, Sushima becomes stronger with the help of the black magic of Charumitra. Siamak has grown into a cool-headed man but thirsts for the death of Ashoka. Ashoka learns that Sushima is taking part in a local wrestling contest and decides to take part in it. He fights as Chand, hoping for a chance to kill Sushima. Dharma and Vit come there and stop Ashok. Bindusara recognises them, forgives Ashoka, and asks him to come back to Pataliputra.
Soon, Ashoka finds out that illegal slavery has been prevailing in Pataliputra for the last 10 years under the leadership of a mysterious person named Kondana. Ashoka and Chanakya's Grandson Radhagupta decide to solve this puzzle and after a hard search and via some of his acquaintances and rivals from Ujjain, they find that Kondana's actual name starts from the letter 'H'. They then figure out that Kondana is none other than Helena, who is still alive. Ashoka does not have any proof of this fact and is initially ridiculed by everyone. He, along with one of his former acquaintances named Lasandra, come up with an elaborate master plan to expose Kondana. They succeed and Helena is exposed in the royal court and Siamak is tricked into killing her.
Ashoka's marriage
Bindusara decides to get his sons married and invites many princesses, including Kaurvaki. After an elaborate sequence of events, Sushima is married to princess Chanda, and Ashoka is supposed to marry Kaurvaki. But, Jagannath who strongly disapproves of their relationship, insults Bindusara and Dharma publicly and asks them to give him the throne of Magadha if Ashoka marries Kaurvaki. Ashoka is angered by this and breaks off his marriage with Kaurvaki, marrying Devi instead.
Dharma's death and Ashoka's revenge
On Ashoka's wedding night, Siamak attempts to steal the royal stamp so that he can sneak to Takashila but Dharma catches him red-handed. Sushim suffocates and kills Dharma to save Siamak leaving Ashoka shocked. But, Ashoka finds a piece of a necklace that supposedly belongs to Siamak while gathering Dharma's ashes. Ashoka enters Takshashila and kills Siamak, believing he is Dharma's sole murderer.
Ashoka's rise to the throne
In this process, Kaurvaki saves Ashoka but is shocked after learning about Ashoka and Devi's Intimate relationship. Jaganath throws Karuvaki to a waterfall and blames Ashoka. Ashoka saves Karuvaki, who is in a coma. Sushim reveals about Siamak's real father to Bindusara which causes him a cardiac arrest and later death. Khallatak then teams up with Ashoka and reveals to him the only way in which Sushima can be killed. Sushim confesses to Ashoka that he is the real murderer of Chanakya, Dharma and Bindusara. In a fit of rage, Ashoka and Sushima engage in a fierce duel. However, Ashoka tricks Sushima into a pit containing lava and kills him. Ashoka is thus crowned as the third emperor of Magadha. Devi decides to step back from her marriage so that Ashoka and Kaurwaki could live together but Kaurwaki convinces her to go back and herself returns to Kalinga. Devi gives birth to their son who is named Mahindra in Ashoka's absence. a widow Chanda also get pregnant carrying Shushima's child and curse ashok for her husband death . Later, Devi is pregnant with her second child but Radhagupt and Devi leaves Ashoka because Ashoka had turned selfish, with his son. Then, Devi Gives Birth to their Daughter Sanghamitta.
Conversion to Buddhism
Ashoka then decides to capture Kalinga and wages war against them. He eventually succeeds in capturing Kalinga but in the process, draws a massive amount of bloodshed, killing millions of people. This incident leaves him traumatized at the waste of human lives. He later on, decides to give up violence and embraces Buddhism. With the help of his children and ministers, he propagates the principles of Buddhism around the world for the welfare of mankind and earns the title of "Ashoka the Great", also fulfilling Chanakya's dream of Akhanda Bharath (Greater India).
Cast
| Actors, along with their respective characters, shaded in light grey are cast members whose characters died in the course of the series. |
Main cast
| Character | Portrayed by | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakravartin Samrat Ashoka Maurya aka Chand | Mohit Raina | 2016 | Third Maurya Emperor; Bindusara and Dharma's first son; Vitashoka's brother; Susima's Younger half - Brother ; Siyamak and Drupad's Elder half-brother who was Susima's enemy; Devi and Karuvaki's husband; Mahinda, Tivala and Sangamitta's father. |
| Siddharth Nigam | 2015-2016 | Young Prince Ashoka aka Vanaraj | |
| Empress Devi | Kajol Srivastav | 2016 | Dhaniram's daughter; Ashoka's first wife; Mahinda and Sanghamitta's mother. |
| Queen Kaurwaki | Soumya Seth | 2016 | Princess of Kalinga; Jagnnath and Vasudha's daughter; Ashoka's Beloved second wife; Tivala's mother. |
| Reem Shaikh | 2015-2016 | Young Princess Kaurvaki | |
| Head Queen Dharma | Pallavi Subhash | 2015-2016 | Bindusara's Beloved second wife; Ashoka and Vitashoka's mother. Devi and Kaurvaki's mother-in-law. |
| Samrat Bindusara Maurya | Sameer Dharmadhikari | 2015-2016 | Second Maurya Emperor; Chandragupta Maurya and Durdhara's son; Helena's step-son; Justin's half-brother; Charumitra and Dharma's husband; Sushima, Ashoka, Siyamak, Dhrupad and Vitashoka's father. |
| Crown Prince Sushim Maurya | Ankit Arora | 2016 | Bindusara and Charumitra's Eldest son; Eldest Maurya Crown - Prince ; Ashoka, Vitashoka and Dhrupad's half-elder brother who was Ashoka's enemy; Siyamak's Elder Step - Brother; Ahenkara's Former Fiancee and Love Interest; Chanda's husband. |
| Sumedh Mudgalkar | 2015-2016 | Young Prince Susima | |
| Acharya Chanakya | Manoj Joshi | 2015 | Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara Maurya and Ashoka Maurya's teacher who advices them on ruling the empire; Radhagupt's teacher. |
Supporting cast
| Character | Portrayed by | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajmata Helena Maurya / Kondana | Suzanne Bernert | 2015-2016 | Chandragupta Maurya's first wife; Justin's mother; Bindusara's step-mother; Seleucus I Nicator's daughter; Siamak's grandmother. |
| Prince Vitashoka Maurya aka Vit | Dev Singhal | 2016 | Samrat Bindusara Maurya and Queen Dharma's second son; Ashoka Maurya's younger brother; Susima , Siyamak and Drupad's half-younger brother. |
| Empress Charumitra | Prinal Oberoi | 2015-2016 | Bindusara's first wife; Ashok and Vitashoka's Step - Mother, Susima's mother; Chanda's mother-in-law. |
| Princess Chanda | Heena Parmar | 2016 | Prince Susima's wife. |
| Queen Subrasi | Preet Kaur Madhan | 2015-2016 | Bindusara's fourth wife; Dhrupad's mother. |
| Prince Dhrupad Maurya | Ayaan Zubair Rahmani | 2015-2016 | Samrat Bindusara and Subrasi's son; Ashoka, Vitashoka and Susima's half-brother. |
| Samrat Chandragupta Maurya | Arhaan Behll (Cameo) | 2015 | First Maurya Emperor; Durdhara and Helena's husband; Justin and Bindusara Maurya's father; Ashoka , Sushima, Vitashoka, Siyamak and Dhrupad's grandfather. |
| Prince Justin Maurya | Sumit Kaul | 2015 | Chandragupta Maurya and Helena's son; Noor's secret lover ; Agnishika's Ex - fiancé; Siamak's father; Bindusara's half-brother. He was Killed by his own mother Helena. |
| Queen Noor Khorasan | Ankita M. Sharma | 2015 | Justin's secret lover ; Siamak's mother; Bindusara's third wife; Khorason's daughter. |
| Prince Siamak Maurya | Abhiram Nain | 2016 | Justin and Noor's son; Bindusara's foster son, Ashoka, Vitashoka, Sushim and Drupad's Half - Brother and Enemy . |
| MD Faizan Khan | 2015-16 | Young Prince Siamak | |
| Princess Ahenkara | Tunisha Sharma | 2015 | Princess of Ujjain; Niharika and Rajiraj's daughter; Aghnishika's cousin-sister; Sushim's ex-fiancée and Love Interest . Ashoka's friend. |
| Acharya Radhagupt | Dakssh Ajit Singh | 2016 | Ashoka's Prime Minister and teacher; Chanakya's disciple. |
| Jitendra Bohra | 2015-2016 | Young Acharya Radhagupt. | |
| Mahamatya Khallatak | Manoj Kolhatkar | 2015-2016 | Bindusara's Prime Minister who supported Susima but later supported Ashoka. |
| Nayak | Unknown | 2016 | Keechak's former commander who later supported Ashoka. He was killed by a bomb attack |
| Mir Khorason | Vikrant Chaturvedi | 2015-2016 | Bindusara's former commander; Noor's father; Siamak's maternal grandfather. He was killed by Susima. |
| Seleucus I Nicator | Tej Sapru | 2015-2016 | Helena's father; Justin's maternal grandfather; Siamak's great-grandfather. He was killed by Susima. |
| King Jagannath | Manoj Verma | 2015-2016 | King of Kalinga; Vasudha's husband; Karuvaki's father. |
| Queen Vasudha | Alefia Kapadia | 2015-2016 | Queen of Kalinga; Jagannath's wife; Karuvaki's mother. |
| Acharya Akramak | Sachin Verma | 2015 | Ashoka's guru in Royal Academy. He was killed during a war. |
| Acharya Devrath | Rajesh Khera | 2015-2016 | Ashoka's guru in Taxila. He was killed by Keechak. |
| Princess Agnishika | Yashashri Masurkar | 2015 | Shaktiraj's daughter; Ahenkara's older cousin
; Justin's ex-fiancée. |
| Queen Niharika | Tapasya Nayak Srivastava | 2015 | Queen of Ujjain; Rajadiraj's wife; Ahenkara's mother. |
| Amatya Ugrasain | Shailesh Dattar | 2015 | A spy of Justin and Helena later killed by them. |
| Raja Keechak | Sudhanshu Pandey | 2015-2016 | Ruthless ruler of Taxila; Bahamani's husband; Vasantsena's brother; He was killed by Ashoka. |
| Rani Bahamani | Monica Sehgal | 2015-2016 | Keechak's wife who become queen of Taxila later. |
| Amatya Rakshas / Bodheeshwara Thero | Amit Behl | 2015-2016 | He helps Helena first to make Justin sit on the throne. Later He pretends as a thero in Taxila and helped Keechak to kill Mauryas and to make Siamak the new Samrat. |
| Nirjhara | Sonal Parihar | 2015 | Chanakya's spy who presented in court instead Dharma. |
| Kasturi | Praveen Kaur | 2015-2016 | Chanakya's spy who supported Dharma. She was killed by Susima. |
| Daastan | Rumi Khan | 2015 | Noor's ex-lover who hands up with her to throne Siamak. |
| Uttar | Harsh Khurana | 2016 | Kondana's right hand who commits suicide. |
| Agnibahu | Anand Goradia | 2015-2016 | Keechak's treasure. |
Special appearances
Production and promotion
The set was erected in Karjat.[19] The show was produced by Contiloe Entertainment.[20] A team of at least 500 people worked on the series. Episodes were shot across Jaisalmer, Kerala, Mumbai's Film City and Karjat. A lightman died on the set in April 2015.[21]
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat was promoted on the comedy show Comedy Nights with Kapil on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri in February 2015[22] A game app "Ashoka:The Game" was launched by Colors TV in April 2015.[23][24]
Awards
| Year | Award show | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Indian Telly Award | Best Child Actor (Siddhart Nigam) |
Won[25] |
| Best Historical/Mythological Series | Nominated[26] | ||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama) (Sameer Dharmadhikari) |
Nominated[26] | ||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama) (Pallavi Subhash) |
Nominated[26] | ||
| Gold Awards | Best Historical show | Won[27] | |
| Best Actor (Debut) (Siddhart Nigam) |
Won | ||
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Television Actor (Female) (Pallavi Subhash Shirke) |
Nominated | |
| Most Entertaining Television Actor (Male) (Siddhart Nigam) |
Nominated | ||
| Most Entertaining Television Fiction Show | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Gold Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Sameer Dharmadhikari) |
Nominated[28] |
| Best Supporting Actor (Female) (Pallavi Subhash) |
Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) (Prinal Oberoi) |
Nominated |
Critical reception
The Times of India praised Ashok Banker's reconstruction filled historical gaps and stated that they provide "interesting fictional turns" for the show.[29]
Bollywood Life reviewer, Letty Mariam Abraham, gave the show 3 out of 5 stars; praising the sets, visual effects and production value of the show. She further heaped praise on child prodigy Siddharth Nigam as "undoubtedly a brilliant actor"; stating that "his agile body makes him the perfect actor for the role." Abraham gave her final verdict as "the show looks promising but has a lot of scope for improvement. I'd recommend that people watch this historical drama for Siddharth Nigam and the special effects of the show."[30]
India.com reviewer, Prathamesh Jadhav, stated "going by the opening episode we must confess that this elaborate drama looks rather promising with its interesting tale." He further stated, "What we liked though is the visuals and the diligence that has been put in by the special effects and VFX team. The work is seriously commendable." He gave his final verdict as "going by what we have seen [in] it one must admit that the show looks promising with its actors, its sets and the details that have gone into making a tele-series of this nature."[31]
Additionally it has been known to imitate its style and fictional characters from Game of Thrones.
International broadcast
In Myanmar, it airs under the title "ဘုန်းမီးနေလ မဟာအသောက" on 5 plus.
In Cambodia, it airs under the title ព្រះបាទអសោក on Cambodian Television Network.[32]
In Indonesia, it began airing under the title, Ashoka on 11 May 2015 on antv.[33]
In Sri Lanka, it airs under the title, Adiraja Dharmashoka on TV Derana from 23 May 2015.[34]
in Thailand, it airs under the title, อโศกมหาราช on Channel 3 Family
in Vietnam it airs under the title, Ashoka Đại Đế on THVL1 at 12h00 trưa
in Ghana under the title Ashoka Samrat on Joy Prime.
in Kenya on KBC under the title Ashoka at 1830 hours.
See also
- Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series)
- Chanakya (TV series)
- Bharatvarsh (TV series)
- Chandra Nandini
- Aśoka (film)
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