Arrange the following major advances in Indian Epigraphy in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent.
(A) Alexander Cunningham published a set of Ashokan inscriptions
(B) Ja

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Arrange the following major advances in Indian Epigraphy in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent.
(A) Alexander Cunningham published a set of Ashokan inscriptions
(B) James Prinsep deciphers Ashokan Brahmi
(C) First issue of Epigraphia Indica
(D) First issue of Epigraphia Carnatica
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Correct answer: C. The chronological order of the events is:
(B) James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi: 1837
(A) Alexander Cunningham published Ashokan inscriptions: 1870s
(C) First issue of Epigraphia Indica: 1888
(D) First issue of Epigraphia Carnatica: 1894
So the order is (B), (A), (C), (D). This matches option 3.

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