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was the ambassador appointed by Seleucus to the Mauryan court at Pataliputra.

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Megasthenes

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Fa- Hein

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Thomas Roe

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Francoes Barnier

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The correct option is A Megasthenes
To make their further friendship firm, Seleucus appointed Megasthenes as an ambassador to the Court of Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes authored a book 'Indica', in which he recorded whatever he saw in the Mauryan court.

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