In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself

A Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
B Ashoka Priyadarshi
C Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)
D Daivaputra

Correct Answer: Devanampriya Priyadarshi King

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.
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