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Question
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Seleucus, the general of Alexander, was defeated by
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Ashoka the great
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Chandra Gupta Maurya
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Chandra Gupta
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Samudra Gupta
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus Nicator, a general of the Greek King, Alexander. Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus Nicator in c. 302 B.C. to the court of the Indian king Chandragupta of the Mauryan Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chandragupta extended the borders of the Maurya Empire toward Seleucid Persia, after defeating Seleucus c. 305 BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chandragupta defeated and conquered both the Nanda Empire and the Greek satraps that were appointed or formed from Alexander’s Empire in South Asia. He set out to conquer the Nanda Empire centered in Pataliputra, Magadha.
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