Question

Why is james prinsep work considered signficant​

Answer 1

Answer:

James Prinsep is considered as the first European Scholar to decipher the Ashokan Edicts of Ancient India. James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi and Khrosthi in which he found mentioned a king referred to as “piyadassi”.

Answer 2

Explanation:

James Princep in India was an administrator in the mint of the British East India Company. The main contribution of James Princep to the development of Indian epigraphy can be seen in terms that he was the first person who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts