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Why is Megasthenes' account read carefully despite being useful?

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Correct answer: Because he was a foreign observer and some points may be based on limited understanding

Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador who visited the court of Chandragupta Maurya, and his account gives valuable information about Mauryan society and administration. However, he was an outsider writing for readers with a different cultural background, and parts of his work survive through later quotations. Therefore, historians compare it with inscriptions, archaeology, and other texts rather than accepting every statement uncritically.

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MegasthenesHistorical SourcesDevelopment And Uses Of WritingWriting And City LifeHistoryClass 11 Mcq

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