Rulers of which of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria in the west?
Options:
A .  Pallava
B .  Maurya
C .  Gupta
D .  Chola
Answer: Option B Answer: (b) Mauryan Emperor Bindusara had friendly relations with the Greek King Antiochos-I of Syria. Deimachos was a Syrian Ambassador who came in the court of Bindusara. Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great also mentions the names of Hellenic king– Antiochus II of Syria in his 13th rock edict. This shows that Mauryan dynasty maintained the diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria in the West.
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