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Q. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book

A
Indika
B
Travels of Megasthanes
C
Indicoplecusts
D
Both (B) and (C)

Correct Answer

Indika

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