Multiple choice

Whom did Seleucus send as an ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

  1. Darius

  2. Megasthanese

  3. Dandin

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid Empire, sent Megasthenes as an ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes wrote the famous book 'Indica', which provides valuable historical accounts of Mauryan India. The other options, such as Darius, were rulers of the Achaemenid Empire and not ambassadors.

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