alleryIn the 1830s, the East India Company mint official who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts was:
AJohn Marshall
BJames Prinsep
CMortimer Wheeler
DMegasthenes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. James Prinsep
James Prinsep, an officer of the East India Company mint, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi in the 1830s, unlocking the earliest inscriptions and coins.
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