(B) Devanampriya was a Pali honorific epithet used by a few Indian monarchs, but most particularly the Indian Emperor Ashoka (269–233 BCE) in his inscriptions (the Edicts of Ashoka). ‘Devanampriya’ means ‘Beloved of the Gods’. It is often used by Ashoka in conjunction with the title Priyadasi, which means ‘He who regards others with kindness’, ‘Humane’.