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________ deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts that were used for earlier inscriptions.
1. James Princep
2. Cunningham
3. Wheeler
4. Marshall

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : James Princep

The correct answer is James Princep.

  • James Prinsep was an English scholar and the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
  • James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts that were used for earlier inscriptions.
  • In 1838, James Prinsep deciphered the letters Brahmi and Kharoshti, which were used in the oldest inscriptions and coinage.
  • After Prinsep recognised the Kharosthi inscription's language as Prakrit, it became possible to interpret longer inscriptions.
  • Apart from working as an assay master at the Benares Mint, he studied, documented, and illustrated various topics of numismatics, metallurgy, and meteorology.
  • Christian Lassen, a Norwegian scholar, made the first successful attempts to interpret Brahmi in 1836.

  • Brahmi is an ancient South Asian writing system.
    • Most Prakrit inscriptions were written in the Brahmi script.
    • Brahmi script used in most Ashokan inscriptions is the basis for the majority of scripts used to write current Indian languages.
  • The Kharosthi script was an ancient Indian script used in areas of the Indian subcontinent and present-day eastern Afghanistan by the Khasa, Saka, and Yuezhi peoples.

  • Sir Alexander Cunningham was an archaeologist who excavated many sites in India, including Saranath and Sāanchi.
    • He served as the first director of the Indian Archaeological Survey.
  • John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist who was instrumental in rekindling interest in general relativity in the United States following World War II.

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