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Under the treaty with Seleucus, Chandragupta Maurya supplied —

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The Greco-Roman historian Appian is commonly cited for the conflict and settlement between Seleucus I Nicator and Chandragupta Maurya, including the territorial agreement and marital alliance tradition. 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.

AFive hundred war elephants
BOne western province
CGold and silver tribute
DOne thousand horses
Correct Answer: Five hundred war elephantsYour Answer: A

Explanation

The Greco-Roman historian Appian is commonly cited for the conflict and settlement between Seleucus I Nicator and Chandragupta Maurya, including the territorial agreement and marital alliance tradition. Therefore this option matches the accepted historical association and chronology. Megasthenes was an ambassador and author of Indica, Plutarch supplies other Chandragupta traditions, and Strabo preserves fragments from earlier writers; they should not be substituted for Appian in this specific attribution.

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