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Which scholar deciphered the Brahmi script of the Ashokan inscriptions in 1837?
- A. Alexander Cunningham
- B. John Marshall
- C. William Jones
- D. James Prinsep
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Answer: (D) James Prinsep
James Prinsep, secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, read the Brahmi script and identified Devanampiya Piyadasi with Ashoka. Cunningham and Marshall are linked to archaeological surveys and Harappan excavations, while William Jones founded the Asiatic Society in 1784.
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