In 1837, James Princep deciphered an Inscription in Brahmi script referring to a king called Devanamapiya Piyadassi. The celebrated monarch known by this epithet was :

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In 1837, James Princep deciphered an Inscription in Brahmi script referring to a king called ‘Devanamapiya Piyadassi’. The celebrated monarch known by this epithet was :

A	Ashoka
B	Akbar
C	Kanishka
D	Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: James Princep had deciphered an inscription in 1837 written in Brahmi, which referred a King called Devanampiya Piyadassi. However, immediately, it could not be confirmed that it was Asoka. It was later only when Buddhist Chronicles of Ceylon and other inscriptions confirmed the name of King Asoka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Brahmi was deciphered by James Prinsep, the secretary of the Society, in a series of scholarly articles in the Society’s journal in the 1830s.

Detailed explanation-3: -The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by Alexander Cunningham. 2. The Brahmi script was employed for writing. 3.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Brahmi Script was deciphered by James Princep.

Detailed explanation-5: -This was deciphered by James Prinsep in 1838. Along with this, the Kharosthi script was identified through coinage. Inscriptions have also been important in providing evidence for historical events. The study of inscriptions is known as epigraphy.

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