Q172
In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself
A.
Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
AnswerB.
Ashoka Priyadarshi
C.
Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)
D.
Daivaputra
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Ashoka refers to himself as "Beloved of the Gods" (Devanampiya). The identification of Devanampiya with Ashoka was confirmed by an inscription discovered in 1915 by C. Beadon, a British gold-mining engineer, at Maski, a village in Raichur district of Karnataka.