Arrange the following major advances in Indian Epigraphy in chronological order, beginning from the earliest to the most recent.
(A) First issue of Epigraphia Indica
(B) James Prinsep deciphers the Asokan Brahmi
(C) First issue of Epigraphia Carnatica
(D) Founding of the Asiatic Society (Bengal)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (B), (C), (A)
Each event is placed by the year it took place.
(D) Founding of the Asiatic Society (Bengal) — 1784, at Calcutta, by Sir William Jones; it began the systematic study of India’s past.
(B) James Prinsep deciphers the Asokan Brahmi — 1838. Prinsep, an officer of the mint in Calcutta, read the Brahmi script, which made the inscriptions of Asoka readable.
(C) First issue of Epigraphia Carnatica — 1886, the series of volumes recording the inscriptions of the Mysore region.
(A) First issue of Epigraphia Indica — 1888, the journal that publishes inscriptions from all over India.