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INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Megasthenes served as an ambassador in the court of whom among the following?
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Ashoka
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Samudragupta
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Harshavardhana
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler, Seleucus Nicator.
Detailed explanation-3: -Famous Greek ambassador Megasthenes come to Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator. Indica is the reputed work of Megasthenes. Megasthenes also describes India’s two major rivers Sindhu and Ganga.
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