It is distributed in much of India, particularly in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha;[2] it has been exported to several other countries.

[citation needed] It is one of the parent breeds of the Indian Game, developed in the West Country of England in the early nineteenth century.

[8] The Asil originated in the Indian subcontinent, the area that includes modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka;[9] it is thought to be among the oldest breeds of fighting cock.

[12] An Asil bantam was created in the late nineteenth century by the British breeder William Flamank Entwisle;[13]: 47  it became popular in Britain and in Holland, but later died out.

[1]: 151  In 2021 its status was reported to DAD-IS as "unknown";[2] the Livestock Conservancy in the United States listed it as "threatened".