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Greek writers Strabo and Justin called Chandragupta Maurya —

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Chandragupta Maurya fought Seleucus I Nicator around 305 BCE. Their settlement transferred eastern territories to Chandragupta and established diplomatic relations between the Mauryan and Seleucid courts. This question belongs to the political, religious and diplomatic history of the Mauryan age. A sound answer requires matching the ruler, person, place, title or event with its correct chronological and documentary setting. Mauryan history is reconstructed from several different bodies of evidence: Ashokan inscriptions, archaeological remains, the Arthashastra tradition, Buddhist and Jain narratives, Puranic genealogies, and Greek or Roman accounts. These sources were produced at different times and for different purposes, so their claims should not automatically be treated as identical in reliability.

APiyadassi
BSandrocottus
CDevanampiya
DAmitraghata
Correct Answer: SandrocottusYour Answer: B

Explanation

Chandragupta Maurya fought Seleucus I Nicator around 305 BCE. Their settlement transferred eastern territories to Chandragupta and established diplomatic relations between the Mauryan and Seleucid courts. Therefore this option matches the accepted historical association and chronology. Alexander died before the Mauryan–Seleucid settlement, Antiochus I belongs chiefly to Bindusara’s diplomatic context, and the other names do not fit the chronology and identity of Chandragupta’s opponent.

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