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The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi scripts were deciphered by

A $Alexander Cunningham$
B $James Princep$
C $Max Muller$
D $Mortimer wheeler$

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The ancient Brahmi script and the foundational rock/pillar inscriptions of Maurya Emperor Ashoka were successfully deciphered in 1837 by James Prinsep, an English antiquarian and an officer of the Calcutta Mint.

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The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi scripts were deciphered by

A

Alexander Cunningham

B

James Princep

C

Max Muller

D

Mortimer wheeler

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