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Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?<\/p>\n

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\nEmperor Ashoka’s edicts were inscribed on pillars and rocks throughout his empire in various scripts, primarily Brahmi and Kharosthi.
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\nThe 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.
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\nHis 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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Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka? [amp_mcq option1=”Georg B\u00fchler” option2=”James Prinsep” option3=”Max M\u00fcller” option4=”William Jones” correct=”option2″] This question was previously asked in UPSC IAS – 2016 Download PDFAttempt Online Emperor Ashoka’s edicts were inscribed on pillars and rocks throughout his empire in various scripts, primarily Brahmi and Kharosthi. The … <\/p>\n

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