Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
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Answer: Option 2 — James Prinsep
James Prinsep (1799-1840), an English scholar and antiquary with the British East India Company, was the first person to decipher Emperor Ashoka's edicts in 1837. He successfully decoded the Brahmi script in which most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written, enabling scholars to understand the content and historical significance of these ancient edicts. This breakthrough was pivotal in establishing Ashoka's identity and the extent of the Mauryan Empire, as prior to Prinsep's work, the inscriptions remained undeciphered and Ashoka was largely unknown in modern historical records.
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