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History GK · Q42

Mauryan Empire

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 42

Q42

Seleucus Nicator was defeated by

A.
Ashoka
B.
Chandragupta Maurya
Answer
C.
Bindu Sara
D.
Brihadratha

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Seleucid–Mauryan War was fought between 305 and 303 BCE. It started when Seleucus I Nicator, of the Seleucid Empire, sought to retake the Indian satrapies of the Macedonian Empire which had been occupied by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, of the Maurya Empire.