Consider the following statements: 1. Around 305 BCE, Chandragupta waged a war against Seleucus and defeated him. 2. Megasthenes was sent to the Mauryan capital Pataliputra as the Greek ambassador. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Around 305 BCE, Chandragupta waged a war against Seleucus and defeated him.
2.Megasthenes was sent to the Mauryan capital Pataliputra as the Greek ambassador.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: Seleucus Nicator, one of Alexander’s most capable generals, succeeded in making himself the master of a vast territory from Phrygia (Turkey) to the river Indus after 311BCE.

Within a few years, probably around 305 BCE, Chandragupta waged a war against Seleucus and defeated him.
Megasthenes was sent to the Mauryan capital Pataliputra as the Greek ambassador.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT

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