alleryWhich Egyptian ruler sent the ambassador Dionysius to the Mauryan court?
APtolemy II Philadelphus
BAntiochus I Soter
CSeleucus I Nicator
DDemetrius of Bactria
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ptolemy II Philadelphus
1. Pliny records Dionysius as an envoy.
2. He was sent by Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Ptolemaic Egypt.
3. Antiochus, Seleucus and Demetrius ruled in Asia.
_Source: Wikipedia, Maurya Empire, Dynastic marriage-alliance with Seleucus_
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