Who among the following sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Seleucus I Nicator.
Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great, sent Megasthenes as an ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador who served in the court of Chandragupta Maurya for four years.
- Seleucus I Nicator took control of the eastern part of Alexander the Great's empire after Alexander's death. This included parts of India, Asia Minor, and Persia.
- Seleucus I Nicator and Chandragupta Maurya signed a treaty.
- Megasthenes is known for his work Indica, which is a record of his observations about India's culture, society, and geography.
- The book Indica is lost, but quotations from it survive in the works of later writers.