Megasthenes was associated with whose court in the Mauryan period?
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Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, probably by Seleucus I. His account, known as Indica, provides valuable information about Mauryan society, administration and the city of Pataliputra, although it survives only in later quotations. Hence option A is correct; the other rulers belonged to different periods or contexts.
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Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, probably by Seleucus I. His account, known as Indica, provides valuable information about Mauryan society, administration and the city of Pataliputra, although it survives only in later quotations. Hence option A is correct; the other rulers belonged to different periods or contexts.
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This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution.
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