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James Prinsep FRS (20 August 1799 – 22 April 1840) was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India.
18 de abr. de 2024 · James Prinsep was an antiquary and colonial administrator in India, and the first European scholar to decipher the edicts of the ancient Indian emperor Ashoka. Prinsep was appointed to the Calcutta (Kolkata) mint in 1819 but left to become assay master (1820–30) at the Benares (Varanasi) mint.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
These edicts were deciphered by British archaeologist and historian James Prinsep. The inscriptions revolve around a few recurring themes: Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism, the description of his efforts to spread Buddhism, his moral and religious precepts, and his social and animal welfare program.
15 de nov. de 2018 · James Prinsep decoded the Brahmi script in 1837. On a visit to Varanasi earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed a boat that had travelled upriver from Calcutta, bearing...
19 de ago. de 2019 · He was the man who unlocked the mysteries of two ancient Indian scripts, opening up entire chapters of our history. On his 220th birth anniversary, we tell you the story of James Prinsep, Indologist and polymath, and how he managed to decipher India’s ancient Brahmi script.
- Akshay Chavan
4 de ene. de 2023 · In 1837-38, James Prinsep, an English Indologist, completed deciphering these inscriptions and restored Ashoka to his rightful place in history. Without Prinsep, we may never have learnt so much about the life of Ashoka.
8 de feb. de 2024 · The ghat is named after James Prinsep, a British numismatist and archaeologist, who made significant contributions to India’s historiography. He came to India when he was 28 and was the youngest fellow of the British Asiatic Society.
