UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

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

  1. Georg Buhler
  2. James Prinsep
  3. Max Muller
  4. William Jones

Answer

Correct Answer

James Prinsep

Explanation

James Prinsep, a British numismatist and Orientalist, deciphered the Brahmi script and was the first to read the edicts of Emperor Ashoka.

Topics: ancient india, decipherment of brahmi, epigraphy, mauryan empire