Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat

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{{Short description|2015 Indian historical drama serial}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Chakravartin Ashoka.jpg
| caption = 
| genre = [[Historical Fiction]] [[Drama]]
| creator = [[Abhimanyu Singh (producer)|Abhimanyu Singh]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A historical war: Siddharth Tewary and Abhimanyu Singh race to make serial on king Ashoka|last=Unnikrishnan|first=Chaya|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-historical-war-siddharth-tewary-and-abhimanyu-singh-race-to-make-serial-on-king-ashoka-2023375|work=DNA|access-date=30 August 2021|date=4 October 2014}}</ref>
| writer = [[Ashok Banker]]
| director = Prasad Gavandi
| creative_director = Jitendra Srivastava, Nafees Khan
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 442<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phDh2NwDUFM|title=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat episodes|publisher=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat|date=7 October 2016|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
| producer = Abhimanyu Singh Rupali Singh
| location = [[Karjat]], [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| cinematography = Deepak Pandey
| runtime = approx. 20 minutes
| company = [[Contiloe Entertainment]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2015|2|2}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2016|10|7}}
| channel = [[Colors TV]]
| open_theme = ''Ashoka Hai, Ashoka Tha''
}}
'''''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''''' ({{Translation|''The Great Emperor Ashoka''}}) is a 2015 [[India]]n [[historical drama]] TV series that aired on [[Colors TV]] from 2 February 2015 to 7 October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/47630614.cms|title=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat: Story so far...|date=6 October 2015|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Chakravartin-Ashoka-Samrat-History-comes-alive-on-the-small-screen/articleshow/44320707.cms|title=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat: History comes alive on the small screen|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> with [[Siddharth Nigam]] portraying the young version of the character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/tv/sameer-s-king-tv-world-499|last=Coutinho|first=Natasha|title=Sameer's the king of the TV world|work=The Asian Age|date=9 December 2014|access-date=3 March 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112133757/https://www.asianage.com/tv/sameer-s-king-tv-world-499|url-status=dead|archivedate=12 January 2015}}</ref>

Series is based on the life of [[Emperor Ashoka|Ashoka]] the third emperor of the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan dynasty]]. The series tells the story of how he faced the problems outside and inside [[Magadha]], eventually rising to become its ruler.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/45704121.cms|title=2015: TV shows to look forward to in the new year|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 August 2021|date=31 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/watch-king-ashoka-on-tv/article1-1249322.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043347/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/watch-king-ashoka-on-tv/article1-1249322.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2014|title=Watch King Ashoka on TV|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> The show premiered on 2 February 2015 with a 1-hour telecast duration for the first 20 episodes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/first-look-of-much-awaited-tv-serial-chakravartin-ashok-samrat-launched/|title=First look of much-awaited TV serial 'Chakravartin Ashok Samrat' launched|date=29 January 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> The serial ended on 7 October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/This-is-when-Chakravartin-Ashoka-Samrat-will-go-off-air/articleshow/54349946.cms|title=This is when Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat will go off air|work=Times of India|date=15 September 2016|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> It was awarded and named as the best [[History|Historical]] drama ever made.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 January 2015 |title='Chakravartin Ashok Samrat' - Colors rolls out its masterpiece |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2015/jan/29/chakravartin-ashok-samrat---colors-rolls-out-its-masterpiece-710919.html |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Plot==

This series starts when [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]] is ruled by Emperor [[Bindusara Maurya]]. Bindusara's step-mother, Helena conspires against him. Bindusara is attacked but is saved by a Brahmin woman in [[Champapuri|Champa]] named [[Subhadrangi|Dharma]]. Bindusara is amazed at her and marries her. Dharma then conceives a child. She refuses to visit royal palace with Bindusara, who promised her to return. 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, [[Ashoka]].

===14 years later===

Ashoka is now grown into a brave boy and lives with Dharma in a hamlet. [[Chanakya]] spots Ashoka and finds his truth, but promises Dharma to keep it a secret. Chanakya and his disciple, Radhagupta take them to Pataliputra disguising Dharma as a royal physician. Ashoka impresses Bindusara and they develop a bond, irritating Bindusara's eldest son, [[Susima|Sushim]], his mother Charumitra, Mir Khorasan, Helena and her son, Justin. It is revealed that Justin and Noor have been having an affair for years and Siyamak is their child. Helena fixes Justin's marriage with Aghnishika the princess of [[Ujjain]] and Shushim falls in love with her sister Ahenkara. Later it revealed that it was pre planned by Helena and her father Seleucus to kill the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan family]]. Ashok saves Bindusara from the fire and Ahenkara's father is executed . Justin is killed by Helena for betrayal after he claims responsibility for Helena's crimes. Eventually, Ashoka finds about his father and reunites Bindusara and Dharma. Helena came to know about Siyamak and accepts him to make him the Emperor of Maghdha. Shushim's marriage gets fixed with Ahnekara but due to their family rivalry he starts torturing her. Ashoka saves Ahenkara and her brother from Sushim being Angradhoodht but it creates a rift between Bindusara and Ashoka .Noor tries to overthrow Bindusara but is killed by Ashoka. Chanakya is trapped and set in fire by Helena, Khallatak, Charumitra, Sushim and Siamak. Ashoka saves him from fire and Chanakya dies asking Ashoka to become the Emperor and realise his dream of Akhanda Bharat. Ashoka is shattered and vows to catch the murderers.

Later, Ashoka succeeds in saving [[Taxila]] from Kichak. He falls in love with [[Karuvaki|Kaurvaki]], the princess of [[Kalinganagar|Kalinga]]. Mir Khorasan and Helena's father, Emperor Seleucus conspire to overthrow Bindusara but fail and are killed. While both are in prison, Helena reveals Ashoka about the murder of Chanakya and fakes a suicide. Ashoka is enraged and attempts to kill Sushim for which he is banished by Bindusara. 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. He lives with Dharma and Vit in the house of a merchant named Dhaniram. Dhaniram's daughter, [[Devi (wife of Ashoka)|Devi]] cares about them. Sushima has become 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 takes part in a wrestling contest with Sushim as Chand. Dharma and Vit come there and stop Ashoka. Bindusara recognises them, forgives Ashoka, and asks him to come back to Pataliputra.

Ashoka exposes Helena, who is still alive as Kondana. Siamak is tricked and he kills Helena. Ashoka and Sushim are supposed to marry Kaurvaki and Chanda. Kaurvaki's father, Jagannath insults Bindusara and Dharma and asks the throne of Magadha. Ashoka is enraged and marries Devi, calling off his marriage with Kaurvaki. Dharma is killed by Sushim and Bindusara also dies due a cardiac arrest caused by Charumitra's blackmagic, leaving Ashoka broken. He suspects Siamak to be Dharma's murderer and kills him. Sushim stabs Charumitra to death, mistaking her to be Kaurvaki. After his insult ,
Khallatak teams up with Ashok. Sushim confesses his crimes. After a fierce war, Sushim falls into a lava pit and dies. Later Chanda Curses Ashok as she was Pregnant. Ashoka is crowned as the third emperor of Magadha. Devi was about to leave but stays learning that she is pregnant. Devi Informs Ashok about her pregnancy and stays with kaurvaki.

Months later, Devi gives birth to their son, [[Mahinda (Buddhist monk)|Mahindra]] and later their daughter, [[Sanghamitta]]. Ashoka [[Kalinga War|captures Kalinga]] and draws a massive amount of bloodshed, killing millions of people. An injured Kaurvaki tells ashok that this is not the Akhand Bharat that Chanakya and Chandragupta wanted. This incident leaves him traumatised 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 [[Akhand Bharat]] (Greater India).

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Mohit Raina]] as [[Ashoka|Samrat Ashoka Maurya]]: Third Empreror of Magadha; Dharma and Bindusara's son; Vitashoka's brother; Devi and Kaurvaki's husband; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's father (2016)
** [[Siddharth Nigam]] as Teenage Ashoka (2015–2016)<ref>{{cite web|date=5 February 2015|access-date=3 March 2015|url=https://www.asianage.com/tv/siddharth-nigam-talks-being-ashoka-456|title=Siddharth Nigam talks of being Ashoka|last=Coutinho|first=Natasha|work=The Asian Age|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313204334/https://www.asianage.com/tv/siddharth-nigam-talks-being-ashoka-456|url-status=dead|archivedate=13 March 2015}}</ref>
* Kajol Srivastav as [[Devi (wife of Ashoka)|Maharani Devi Maurya]]: Crown Princess of Magadha; Empress consort of Magadha; Dhaniram's daughter; Ashoka's wife; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's mother (2016)
* [[Soumya Seth]] as [[Karuvaki|Rani Karuvaki Maurya]]: Crown Princess of Magadha; Empress consort of Magadha; Princess of Kalinga; Vasudha and Jagannath's daughter; Ashoka's wife; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's step-mother (2016)
** [[Reem Shaikh]] as Teenage Kaurvaki (2015-2016)
* [[Pallavi Subhash]] as [[Mother of Ashoka|Rani Shubhadrangi "Dharma" Maurya]]: Former empress consort of Magadha; Bindusara's beloved and second wife; Ashoka and Vitashoka's mother (2015–2016)<ref name="Express promo">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/siddharth-nigam-sumit-kaul-and-pallavi-subhash-roped-in-for-ashoka/|title=Siddharth Nigam, Sumit Kaul and Pallavi Subhash roped in for Ashoka|last=Karan Shah|date=19 December 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
* [[Sameer Dharmadhikari]] as [[Bindusara|Samrat Bindusara Maurya]]: Former and second emperor of Magadha; Durdhara and Chandragupta's son; Charumitra, Dharma, Noor and Subrasi's husband; Sushima, Ashoka, Dhrupada and Vitashoka's father (2015–2016)<ref>{{cite news |last=Tiwari |first=Vijaya |date=21 November 2014 |title=Sameer Dharmadhikari in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sameer-Dharmadhikari-in-Chakravartin-Ashoka-Samrat/articleshow/45228446.cms |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as [[Chanakya|Archarya Chanakya]]: Chandragupta, Bindusara and Ashoka's teacher and royal advisor; Radhagupta's teacher (2015)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title='Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat': Manoj Joshi, aka Chanakya, Sacked or Quit|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/television/chakravartin-ashoka-samrat-manoj-joshi-aka-chanakya-sacked-or-quit/article_f641e4fe-92f6-11e5-b947-a7a77e4133f1.html|website=India West|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111083428/https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/television/chakravartin-ashoka-samrat-manoj-joshi-aka-chanakya-sacked-or-quit/article_f641e4fe-92f6-11e5-b947-a7a77e4133f1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Suzanne Bernert]] as Helena Maurya: former Empress consort of Magadha (née Princess of Greece); Seleucus's daughter; Chandragupta's second wife; Justin's mother, Bindusara's step-mother; Siamak's grandmother; Sushima, Ashoka, Vitashoka and Dhrupada's step-grandmother; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's step-great-gradmother (2015-2016)
* [[Ankit Arora]] as [[Susima|Yuvraj Sushim Maurya]]: Former crown prince of Magadha; Charumitra and Bindusara's son; Ahenkara's former fiancee; Chanda's husband (2016)
** [[Sumedh Mudgalkar]] as Teenage Sushim (2015-2016)

===Recurring===
* [[Heena Parmar]] as Chanda Maurya: former Crown Princess of Magadha: Sushima's wife; Bindusara and Charumitra's daughter-in-law (2016)
* [[Prinal Oberoi]] as Maharani Charumitra Maurya : former Empress consort of Magadha; Bindusara's first wife; Chandragupta and Durdhara's daughter-in-law; Sushima's mother; Ashoka, Vitashoka and Dhrupada's step-mother; Siamak's foster mother and aunt; Chanda's mother-in-law; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's step-grandmother<ref>{{cite news |title=Prinal Oberoi in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Prinal-Oberoi-in-Chakravartin-Ashoka-Samrat/articleshow/45533558.cms |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>(2015-2016)
* [[Ankita Sharma]] as Rani Noor Khoorasan Maurya: former Empress consort of Magadha (née Khorasan); Khorason's daughter; Bindusara's third wife; Justin's secret lover; Chandragupta and Durdhara's daughter-in-law; Sushima, Ashoka, Vitashoka and Dhrupada's step-mother; Siamak's mother; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's's step-gradmother (2015)
* [[Preet Kaur Nayak|Preet Kaur Madhan]] as Rani Subrasi Maurya: former Empress consort of Magadha; Bindusara's fourth wife; Chandragupta and Durdhara's daughter-in-law; Dhrupada's mother; Sushima, Ashoka, Vitashoka's step-mother; Siamak's foster mother and aunt; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's step-grandmother (2015-2016)
* [[Arhaan Behll]] as [[Chandragupta Maurya]]: former Emperor of Magadha; Durdhara and Helena's husband; Seleucus's son-in-law; Bindusara and Justin's father; Charumitra, Dharma, Noor and Subrasi's father-in-law; Sushima, Ashoka, Vitashoka, Dhrupada and Siamak's grandfather; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's great-grandfather (2015)
* Dev Singhal as Prince Vitashoka Maurya aka Vita: Prince of Magadha: Bindusara and Dharma's son; Charumitra, Noor and Subrasi's step-son; Ashoka's brother; Sushima and Dhrupada's half-brother; Siamak's foster-brother and cousin; Justin's nephew; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's uncle; Chandragupta and Durdhara's grandson; Helena's step-grandson (2016)
* Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Prince Dhrupada Maurya: Prince of Maurya; Bindusara and Subrasi's son; Charumitra, Dharma and Noor's step-son; Sushima, Ashoka and Vitashoka's half-brother; Siamak's foster-brother and cousin; Justin's nephew; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's uncle; Chandragupta and Durdhara's grandson; Helena's step-grandson (2015-2016)
* [[Sumit Kaul]] as Prince Justin Maurya: Prince of Magadha; Chandragupta and Helena's son; Durdhara's step-son; Bindusara's half-brother; Sushima, Ashoka and Vitashoka's uncle; Noor's secret lover; Aghnishika's ex-fiancee; Siamak's father<ref name="Express promo" />(2015)
** Dev Singhal as Teenage Prince Justin of Magadha (2015)
* Abhiram Nain as Prince Siamak Maurya: Prince of Magadha; Justin and Noor's son; Bindusara, Charumitra, Dharma and Subrasi's foster-son and nephew; Sushima, Ashoka, Vitashoka and Dhrupada's foster-brother and cousin; Mahindra and Sanghamitta's uncle; Chandragupta and Helena's grandson; Durdhara's step-grandson<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ashoka-to-kill-Siamak-in-Chakravartin-Ashoka-Samrat/articleshow/54357853.cms|title=Ashoka to kill Siamak in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat|work=Times of India|date=16 September 2016|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>(2016)
** MD Faizan Khan as Child Prince Siamak Maurya of Magadha (2015-2016)
* [[Tunisha Sharma]] as Princess Ahenkara: Princess of Ujjain; Rajadiraj and Niharika's daughter; Shaktiraj's niece; Aghnishika's cousin; Sushima's former love interest and ex-fiancée; Ashoka's friend (2015)
* Jitendra Bohra as Acharya Radhagupta: Prime Minister of Magadha; Chanakya's disciple; Ashoka's teacher (2015-2016)
** [[Dakssh Ajit Singh]] replaced Jitendra Bohra as Acharya Radhagupta (2016)
* [[Manoj Kolhatkar]] as Mahamatya Khallataka: former Prime Minister of Magadha; Sushima's supporter and Ashoka's helper (2015-2016)
* Jaswant Menaria as Nayak: Taxilla's former commander; Ashoka's supporter (2016)
* [[Vikrant Chaturvedi]] as Mir Khorason: Magadha's former commander; Noor's father; Bindusara's father-in-law; Siamak's grandfather (2015-2016)
* [[Tej Sapru]] as [[Seleucus I Nicator]]: King of Greece; Helena's father; Chandragupta's father-in-law; Justin's grandfather; Siamak's great-grandfather (2015-2016)
* Manoj Verma as King Jagannath: King of Kalinga; Vasudha's husband; Kaurvaki's father; Ashoka's father-in-law (2016)
* [[Alefia Kapadia]] as Queen Vasudha: Queen consort of Kalinga; Jagannath's wife; Kaurvaki's mother; Ashoka's mother-in-law (2016)
* Sachin Verma as Acharya Akramaka: Ashoka's guru in Royal Academy (2015)
* [[Rajesh Khera]] as Acharya Devratha: Ashoka's guru in Taxila (2015-2016)
* [[Yashashri Masurkar]] as Princess Agnishika: Princess of Ujjain; Shaktiraj's daughter; Rajadiraj's niece; Ahenkara's cousin; Justin's ex-fiancée (2015)
* [[Yogesh Mahajan]] as King Rajadiraj: King of Ujjain: Shaktiraj's brother; Aghnishika's uncle; Niharika's husband; Ahenkara's father (2015)
* [[Tapasya Nayak Srivastava]] as Queen Niharika: Queen consort of Ujjain: Rajadiraj's wife; Ahenkara's mother (2015)
* [[Shailesh Dattar]] as Amatya Ugrasain: Justin and Helena's spy (2015) (Dead)
* [[Sudhanshu Pandey]] as King Keechaka: former King of Taxila; Vasantsena's brother; Bahamani's husband (2015-2016)
* [[Monica Sehgal]] as Queen Bahamani: former Queen consort of Taxila; Keechaka's wife; Vasantsena's sister-in-law (2015-2016)
* [[Amit Behl]] as Amatya Rakshas: Helena and Keechak's helper. (2015–2016)
* [[Sonal Parihar]] as Nirjhara: Chanakya's spy (2015)
* [[Praveen Kaur]] as Kasturi: Chanakya's spy and Dharma's helper. (2015–2016)
* Rumi Khan as Daastan: Noor's ex-lover (2015)
* [[Harsh Khurana]] as Uttara: Kondana's right hand (2016)
* [[Anand Goradia]] as Agnibahu: Prime Minister of Taxila (2015–2016)
* Mayank Gandhi as Virat: Ashoka's protector. (2016)

==Production and promotion==
The set was erected in [[Karjat]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Simulating regality |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/462594/simulating-regality.html |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=28 February 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The show was produced by [[Contiloe Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nandini Sharma |url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Chakravartin-Ashoka-Samrat-Debuts-on-Colors-Today-Here-Is-Why-You-Shouldnt-Miss-It/articleshow/46095763.cms |title=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat Debuts on Colors Today! Here Is Why You Shouldn't Miss It | Business Insider India |publisher=Businessinsider.in |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tarannum |first1=Asira |title=Lightman dies on the sets of TV show 'Ashoka' |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/lightman-dies-on-the-sets-of-tv-show--ashoka--16146152 |access-date=7 May 2022 |work=Mid Day |date=17 April 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat ''was promoted on the comedy show [[Comedy Nights with Kapil]] on the occasion of [[Maha Shivaratri]] in February 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/kapil-sharmas-special-guests-this-maha-shivratri/|title=Photos: Kapil Sharma's special guests this Maha Shivratri - The Indian Express|work=The Indian Express|access-date=3 March 2015|date=17 February 2015}}</ref> A game app "Ashoka:The Game" was launched by Colors TV in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colors.ashoka&hl=en|title=Ashoka Android Game App|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/colorstv/status/585460830373720064|title=Bring out the brave king in you!|date=7 April 2015|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award show
!Category
!Result
|-
| rowspan="9" |2015
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian Telly Awards|Indian Telly Award]]
|Best Child Actor (Siddhart Nigam)
|{{Won}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Telly Awards 2015 Winners: Complete list of winners |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/tv-awards/indian-telly-awards/2015/115 |access-date=7 May 2022 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|Best Historical Series
|{{Nom}}<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |title=Nominations for Indian Telly Awards 2015 out; see who all have made the cut |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/nominations-for-indian-telly-awards-2015-out-see-who-all-have-made-the-cut-273701-2015-11-20 |access-date=7 May 2022 |magazine=India Today |date=20 November 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama) (Sameer Dharmadhikari)
|{{Nom}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama) (Pallavi Subhash)
|{{Nom}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Gold Awards]]
|Best Historical show
|{{Won}}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sarkar|first=Prarthana|date=22 June 2015|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/zee-gold-awards-2015-highlights-complete-winners-list-yeh-hai-mohabbatein-bags-most-honours-636621#7vG6u20wgUDzUGhz.97|title=Zee Gold Awards 2015 Highlights, Complete Winners' List: 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' Bags Most Honours; Karan-Divyanka's Romance Steals the Show|work=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Best Actor (Debut) (Siddhart Nigam)
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
|Most Entertaining Television Actor (Female) (Pallavi Subhash Shirke)
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Most Entertaining Television Actor (Male) (Siddhart Nigam)
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Most Entertaining Television Fiction Show
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
| rowspan="3" |[[Gold Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Sameer Dharmadhikari)
|{{Nom}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=A|first=Nagarathna|date=25 May 2016|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2016/gold-awards-nomination-list-divyanka-sriti-varun-others-nominated-227684.html|title=Gold Awards 2016 Nomination List: Divyanka Tripathi, Sriti Jha, Varun Kapoor & Others Nominated|language=en|work=FilmiBeat|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Best Supporting Actor (Female) (Pallavi Subhash)
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) (Prinal Oberoi)
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Child Actor (Female) (Siddharth Nigam)
|{{Won}}
|}

==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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dubey |first=Tulika |date=4 August 2015 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Chakravartin-Ashoka-Samrat/articleshow/47108230.cms |title=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat |work=The Times of India |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>

''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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/chakravartin-ashoka-samrat-tv-review-looks-promising-but-has-scope-for-improvement/|title=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat TV review: Looks promising but has scope for improvement|publisher=Bollywoodlife.com|date=4 February 2015|access-date=17 January 2016|first=Letty|last=Mariam Abraham}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jadhav|first1=Prathamesh|title=Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat makes an impressive debut on Colors: Read review|date=2 February 2015|publisher=India.com|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/chakravartin-ashoka-samrat-makes-an-impressive-debut-on-colors-read-review-268296/|access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref>

Additionally it has been known to imitate its style and fictional characters from [[Game of Thrones]].

==International broadcast==
* {{flagicon|Myanmar}} In [[Myanmar]], it airs under the title "ဘုန်းမီးနေလ မဟာအသောက" on [[5 plus]].
* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} In [[Cambodia]], it airs under the title ''ព្រះបាទអសោក'' on [[Cambodian Television Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ykM-eE3F4s|title=ព្រះបាទអសោក - ASHOKA - CTN Drama - India Drama Promote Trailer 2016|last=CTN TV Official Channel|date=3 March 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} In [[Indonesia]], it began airing under the title, ''Ashoka'' on 11 May 2015 on [[antv]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.an.tv/antv-keren/ashoka|title=Ashoka|website=ANTV|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901055845/http://www.an.tv/antv-keren/ashoka|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} In [[Sri Lanka]], it airs under the title, Adiraja Dharmashoka on [[TV Derana]] from 23 May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.derana.lk/Adiraja-Dharmashoka-TV-Derana-Teledrama&vid=15739&page=1|title=Adiraja Dharmashoka|website=Derana 1K}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} in [[Thailand]], it airs under the title, ''อโศกมหาราช'' on [[Channel 3 (Thailand)|Channel 3 Family]]
* {{flagicon|Việt Nam}} in [[Việt Nam|Vietnam]] it airs under the title, ''Ashoka Đại Đế'' on [[THVL]]1 at 12h00 trưa
* {{flagicon|Ghana}}in [[Ghana]] under the title Ashoka Samrat on [[Joy Prime]].
*{{flagicon|Kenya}} in [[Kenya]] on [[Kenya Broadcasting Corporation|KBC]] under the title Ashoka at 1830 hours.
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} In [[South Africa]], it began airing under the title, ''Emperor Ashoka'' in 2021 on [[glowtv]] at 19h00CAT.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 2021 |title=Emperor Ashoka teasers for August 2021 |url=https://briefly.co.za/105874-emperor-ashoka-teasers-august-2021-bindusara-discovers-ashokas-paternity.html |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=Brieftly.co.za}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series)]]
* [[Chanakya (TV series)]]
* [[Bharatvarsh (TV series)]]
* [[Chandra Nandini]]
*[[Aśoka (film)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|tt4505268|Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat}}
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