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Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of which Indian ruler by the Greek ruler of West Asia Seleucus Nicator ?

Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of which Indian ruler by the Greek ruler of West Asia Seleucus Nicator ? Correct Answer Chandragupta 

  • The Greek ruler of West Asia Seleucus Nicator has sent Megasthenes as an ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya 
  • Chandragupta Maurya is the founder of the Mauryan Empire.
  • Megasthenes wrote a book "Indica" in which he describes India. 
Name of the Foreign Envoy Description
Alberuni
  • 1024 A.D. – 1030 A.D
  • He was the first Muslim scholar to study India.
  • He was a Persian scholar.
Huien Tsang
  • 630 A.D. – 645 A.D
  • He was a Chinese traveller.
  • He wrote Si-yu-ki (The Records of the Western World)
  • He visited India during the reign of Harsha Vardhana.
Ibn Batuta
  • 1333 A.D. – 1347 A.D.
  • He was a Moroccan traveler.
  • He visited India during the control of Mohammed Bin Tughlaq.
  • He wrote Rihla.

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