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  2. James Prinsep - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of museums in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Ida Dennie Willis Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys, Tulsa; Indian City USA Cultural Center, Anadarko; International Linen Registry Museum, Tulsa [104] National Lighter Museum, Guthrie [105] Old Santa Fe Depot of Guthrie, Guthrie [106] RS & K Railroad Museum, Sayre [107]

  4. The Asiatic Society - Wikipedia

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    The museum of the Society was founded in 1814 under the superintendence of Nathaniel Wallich. The rapid growth of its collection is evident from its first catalogue, published in 1849. By 1849, the Society had its own museum consisting of inscriptions in stone and metal, icons, old coins, and Sanskrit manuscripts etc. [7]

  5. Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman - Wikipedia

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    According to Dilip Chakrabarti, a professor of South Asian archaeology at the Cambridge University, the inscription is an evidence of historical record keeping tradition in ancient India because Rudradaman otherwise would not have known the names of people involved in the project in 4th-century BCE, or who later worked on the water reservoir in ...

  6. Edicts of Ashoka - Wikipedia

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    These edicts were deciphered by British archaeologist and historian James Prinsep. [5] 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. The edicts were based on Ashoka's ideas on ...

  7. Alexander Cunningham - Wikipedia

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    Soon after arriving in India on 9 June 1833, he met James Prinsep. He was in daily communication with Prinsep during 1837 and 1838 and became his intimate friend, confidant and pupil. [4] Prinsep passed on to him his lifelong interest in Indian archaeology and antiquity. From 1836 to 1840, he was ADC to Lord Auckland, the Governor-General of India.

  8. Edward Thomas (antiquarian) - Wikipedia

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    his edition of James Prinsep's Essays on Indian Antiquities and Useful Tables (2 vols. 1858), which he annotated. Jainism or The Early Faith of Asoka [3] Other publications included: [1] Coins of the Kings of Ghazni (1847, 1858); Initial Coinage of Bengal (1886, 1873); Early Sassanian Inscriptions (1868);

  9. Ashokan Edicts in Delhi - Wikipedia

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    The Brahmi script was not deciphered until 1837, by James Prinsep, an Indian antiquarian. The edicts of Ashoka deal with codes of conduct in respect of moral and religious views, as his personal messages. [2] [11] The edicts are of two types: the in-situ rock edicts and the pillar edicts, both of which are found in Delhi.

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