A Central Asian king revered by Indians as the Second Ashoka? This is the story of the ruthless conqueror Kanishka, who led the Kushan Empire to its apogee, and ruled over most of North India - but also built the world's most splendid Buddhist stupa....

A Buddhist Shahenshah

Echoes of India is the story of India like you've never heard it before. Host Anirudh Kanisetti takes you on a journey through its wonders, from the Greek art of Afghanistan&nbsp; to the thriving ports of Tamil Nadu. Along the way, monks debate, queens boast, and armies roar. From philosophy to politics to economics, the past comes back to life - noisy, breathing, as thriving as the Indian subcontinent is today.

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In the Season 3 Finale, we explore South Asia at the time of its most famous ancient figure: Ashoka Maurya

Beloved of the Gods: Ashoka Maurya in His Time and Ours

The forgotten religion of the Ajivikas can tell us a great deal about the religions and empires of the early Gangetic Plains.

The Emperor is Naked: How History Forgot the Ajivikas and Remembered the Mauryas

The invasion of Alexander III of Macedon is a landmark event in South Asian history.

Alexander the Brute: Building Empires in the Ancient World

How did the kingdom of Magadha lay the foundations for India's first empire?

Thrones of Blood: Ajatashatru's Wars and the First Buddhist Council

Death inevitably comes to us all. But how do memories of the dead shape our world

A Buddhist Shahenshah

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