In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?

States that the Brahmi script of inscriptions at Sanchi was deciphered (Prinsep), establishing Sanchi as a site with Brahmi inscriptions linked to Ashokan-era epigraphy.

A student could check published readings of Sanchi Brahmi inscriptions to see if any contain a royal titulary like 'Ranyo Ashoka'.

Explicitly advises combining texts, sculpture, architecture and inscriptions to interpret the Sanchi monument — implying inscriptions at Sanchi are a source for identifying persons depicted.

Use this methodological rule to search Sanchi inscriptions for names/titles near corresponding sculptural panels to test for 'Ranyo Ashoka'.

Gives an example (Pitalkhora yaksha) of a stone sculpture carrying a hand-inscription identifying the maker — shows sculptures can bear readable inscriptions naming individuals.

By analogy, examine whether any Sanchi reliefs have nearby or on-figure inscriptions that could name a figure as 'Ranyo Ashoka'.

Describes the range of images and motifs carved at Sanchi, indicating the site has many narrative reliefs and figures that might be labelled or accompanied by inscriptions.

A student could inspect specific relief panels at Sanchi (noted here as numerous and narrative) for epigraphic labels that might mention a king.

Lists Ashokan inscriptions in various regions (and mentions Tamil-Brahmi elsewhere), showing that Ashokan-era inscriptions occur beyond pillars and could appear in regional contexts.

Use knowledge that Ashokan inscriptions exist in multiple scripts/places to consider whether the form 'Ranyo Ashoka' appears in regional Brahmi inscriptions at Sanchi or nearby sites.

Lists Shahbazgarhi among the locations where Ashokan Major Rock Edicts occur, establishing that inscriptions at Shahbazgarhi are part of Ashokan epigraphic corpus.

A student could use this to justify checking published readings/transcriptions of the Shahbazgarhi inscriptions for royal titles or names like 'Ranyo Ashoka'.

Notes that decipherment of Brahmi (by James Prinsep) enabled reconstruction of Ashokan inscriptions, implying inscriptions from sites like Sanchi/Shahbazgarhi have been read and published.

One could extend this by consulting Prinsep-era or later published readings/translations of Shahbazgarhi inscriptions to see if 'Ranyo Ashoka' appears.

Mentions Brahmi script and its decipherment as central to reading Ashokan inscriptions, pointing to the method used to identify names/titles in such relief inscriptions.

A student could infer that any claimed name (e.g., 'Ranyo Ashoka') on a Shahbazgarhi relief would need support from Brahmi readings published after decipherment.

Gives an example where a Brahmi inscription accompanies a statue and names a ruler (e.g., 'mahārāja... kaṇiṣhka'), showing the pattern that inscriptions can identify portraits of kings.

By analogy, a student could reasonably look for an inscription adjacent to a stone portrait at Shahbazgarhi that might identify the figure as 'Ranyo Ashoka'.

States that Ashokan inscriptions were written in Prakrit and occur in various regions, indicating consistent language/script conventions across sites.

A student could use this to expect any Shahbazgarhi inscription naming a king to be in Prakrit/Brahmi and thus searchable in epigraphic corpora.

Identifies the Sohagaura copper plate as an early administrative inscription (4th–3rd century BCE) in Prakrit/Brahmi and links it to Chandragupta Maurya rather than Ashoka.

A student could use this dating and attribution to Chandragupta to question the likelihood that a Sohgaura inscription would name Ashoka, since Sohgaura is presented as a pre‑Ashokan document.

States that Ashokan edicts were discovered in many parts of the country and are a widely known class of inscriptions.

Use maps of known Ashokan edict findspots to see if Sohgaura is among typical Ashokan locations—if not, that weakens the chance the Sohgaura relief names Ashoka.

Notes Ashokan inscriptions occur in specific regions (e.g., Andhra‑Karnataka) and distinguishes different regional epigraphic traditions like Tamil‑Brahmi.

Compare regional distribution of Ashokan vs. other early inscriptions to evaluate whether Sohgaura fits the pattern of sites that bear Ashokan royal inscriptions.

Gives an example of a sculpture bearing an inscription that names the maker (a yakṣha sculpture with inscription on its hand), showing that inscriptions on sculptures do occur and can name persons/titles.

Apply the general rule that sculpture inscriptions can include names/titles to check whether a stone portrait at Sohgaura might plausibly bear a label like 'Ranyo Ashoka'—but this does not confirm such a label exists.

Mentions that Ashoka knew southern rulers and that specific names appear in Ashokan inscriptions, illustrating that Ashokan inscriptions do sometimes list political names and titles.

A student could use the pattern of Ashokan inscriptions mentioning rulers and groups to assess whether an inscription that explicitly names Ashoka is consistent with epigraphic practice, then check whether Sohgaura fits that corpus.