Susima (also Sushima) was the Crown prince of the

Maurya Empire The Maurya Empire, or the Mauryan Empire, was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in the Indian subcontinent based in Magadha, having been founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, and existing in loose-knit fashion until 1 ...

of ancient India and the eldest son and heir-apparent of the second Mauryan emperor Bindusara. He was next in line for his father's throne, but was killed by his younger half-brother, Ashoka The Great for the throne, who eventually succeeded Bindusara as the third Mauryan emperor.

Birth and family

Susima was the eldest son of the second mauryan emperor Bindusara. Not only was Susima the crown prince, but also his mother was a princess as opposed to Ashoka's mother,

Subhadrangi The information about Mother of Ashoka The Great (c. 3rd century BCE), the 3rd Mauryan emperor of ancient India, varies between different sources. Ashoka's own inscriptions and the main texts that provide information about his life (such as ''As ...

, who was a commoner.

Cultural depictions

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...

portrayed Sushim in the 2001 Bollywood film '' Aśoka''. * Ankit Arora portrayed the role of Sushim in the historical drama series

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'' (English: ''The Great Emperor Ashoka'') is a 2015 Indian historical drama TV series that aired on Colors TV from 2 February 2015 to 7 October 2016. The show was created and written by author and screenwriter Faiza ...

. **

Sumedh Mudgalkar Sumedh Mudgalkar (born 2 November 1996) is an Indian film and television actor, as well as a dancer. He is best known for his work as Shushim in '' Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat,'' as Lord Krishna in ''RadhaKrishn and as Darkie in the Disney+ H ...

played the young version.

References

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