INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Seleucus appointed Megasthenes as an ambassador to the Mauryan court at Pataliputra. He observed and wrote down everything he saw at the Mauryan court. Megasthenes wrote the book “Indica", which included his own detailed account of how things were run in the Mauryan Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Megasthenes wrote the “Indica". It included his own detailed account of how things were run in the Mauryan Empire. “Indica” describes in detail about Pataliputra, the capital of the Mauryan Empire and its prosperity. It also contains accounts about the king, his security and lifestyle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Consider the following statements regarding Indica: 1. It was written by Megasthenes, who was a Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.

Detailed explanation-4: -Megasthenes, (born c. 350 bc-died c. 290), ancient Greek historian and diplomat, author of an account of India, the Indica, in four books. An Ionian, he was sent by the Hellenistic king Seleucus I on embassies to the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta.

Detailed explanation-5: -Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of King Chandragupta Maurya. Seleucus I, the Hellenistic king, sent Megasthenes as an ambassador to the court of King Chandragupta Maurya in India.