GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Megasthenes served as an ambassador in the court of whom among the following?
A
Chandragupta Maurya
B
Ashoka
C
Samudragupta
D
Harshavardhana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of King Chandragupta Maurya.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dionysius (Ancient Greek: ) was a Greek of the 3rd century BCE, who was sent by Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt as ambassador to the court of the Maurya Empire, in the reign of either Bindusara or Ashoka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dionysius served as the ambassador in the court of emperor Ashoka. The Mauryan Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE.

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