Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor

Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?

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Georg Bühler

James Prinsep

Max Müller

William Jones

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UPSC IAS – 2016

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Emperor Ashoka’s edicts were inscribed on pillars and rocks throughout his empire in various scripts, primarily Brahmi and Kharosthi.

The first person to successfully decipher the ancient Brahmi script, which allowed for the reading and understanding of Ashoka’s edicts, was James Prinsep. Prinsep, an English scholar and antiquary, made this breakthrough in the 1830s while working as an assay master at the Calcutta Mint.

His decipherment of Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts was a monumental achievement that unlocked vast amounts of information about ancient Indian history, particularly the Mauryan period under Ashoka. Other scholars listed contributed significantly to Indology but were not the first to decipher Ashoka’s edicts.

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