INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Megasthanese was a Greek Ambassador sent to the court of____
A
Ashoka
B
Chandragupta Maurya
C
Kanishka
D
Porus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.

Detailed explanation-3: -Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler, Seleucus Nicator.

Detailed explanation-4: -Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador in Chandragupta’s court. He was a historian and an Indian ethnographer. He had written a book called Indica, which contained a lot of information about India in his time period.

Detailed explanation-5: -To make their further friendship firm, Seleucus appointed Megasthenes as an ambassador to the Court of Chandragupta Maurya.

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