how did James Prinsep's work help historians to learn about ashoka's reign
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Prinsep collected all the available data and he was able decode it in 1837 what we now call the Brahmi script. He was able to understand the inscriptions on the rock edicts which helped the historians to learn about Ashoka's reign
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- Prinsep was able to decipher the inscriptions on rock edicts found around India. He also worked on the early history of Afghanistan,and he produced many studies that touched on archaeological finding in that country.
- Prinsep studied Indian temple architecture in Benaras and he designed the new mint building and a church in Benaras.
- He was able to understand the inscriptions on the remains of a pillar with a help of a Sanskrit expert which spoke of the conquest of the Mauryan Kings.
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