James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts in _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 1830s
James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi in the 1830s.
NCERT (2026-27): “1. Prinsep and Piyadassi … Some of the most momentous developments in Indian epigraphy took place in the 1830s. This was when James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi, two scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins. He found that most of these mentioned a king referred to as Piyadassi – meaning ‘pleasant to behold’; there were a few inscriptions which also referred to the king as Asoka, one of the most famous rulers known from Buddhist texts.…” |