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Medieval History UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

Who one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Deimachus

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Deimachus”.
Deimachus did not come to India with Alexander. He was sent as an ambassador to the Mauryan court in Pataliputra by Antiochus I Soter, the Seleucid king who succeeded Alexander's general Seleucus.

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