INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Megasthenese was succeeded as ambassador to the Mauryan court by
A
Deimachos
B
Nearchus
C
Hegesander
D
Athenaeus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya . Though exact date is not certain, it is believed that he was in the Mauryan court between 302 and 298 BCE. Other Greek envoys that followed him was: Deimachus to Bindusara.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deimachus replaced Megasthenes. The Mauryan Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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