Ancient History
2016
Mauryan Empire
Ashoka and Dhamma
Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
A.Georg Bilhler
C.Max Muller
D.William Jones
B.James Prinsep
Correct Answer: Option B
James Prinsep was the first scholar to decipher the edicts of Emperor Ashoka in 1837.
Prior to his breakthrough, the Brahmi script, in which many of Ashoka's edicts were written, remained unreadable to modern scholars.
Therefore, the correct answer is James Prinsep.
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