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Who came to India during the time of Chandragupta Maurya?

  1. A
    Faxian (Fa Hien)
  2. B
    Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)
  3. C
    Megasthenes
  4. D
    Strabo

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Megasthenes was a Greek ethnographer and diplomat sent as an ambassador by the Hellenistic king Seleucus I Nicator to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire. He authored the book Indica, which details ancient Indian society and administration.

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Who came to India during the time of Chandragupta Maurya?
A
Faxian (Fa Hien)
B
Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)
C
Megasthenes
D
Strabo

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