The MauryanCan Ashoka conquer his enemies, or will his own demons get the better of him? Known in far reaches of the world as a great conqueror, emperor Bindusara rules over much of India with an iron fist. When a Brahmin prophesies that his wife, the beautiful Subhadrangi, will birth a legendary ruler, Bindusara is ecstatic. But when the child is born a frail, ordinary looking boy, the emperor, filled with disappointment and disgust, leaves him to his mother

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who wants to destroy the world by corrupting nature

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fighting horrific battles and eventually storming Fort Washington in 1776

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