Seleucus. It was established by Seleucus I Nicator (meaning ‘victor’ or ‘conqueror’), one of the diadochi, or successors, of Alexander the Great. By 300 BCE, Seleucus controlled Mesopotamia (including Syria), Cappadocia, and Armenia. (A) Samudragupta (B) Ashok (C) The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic state that existed between the 4th and 1st centuries BC. In India Chandragupta's victory enhanced the strength of the Mauryan Empire, the first in Indian history. Finally, some twenty years later, Seleucus and Lysimachus met at the battle of Crupedium, in Asia Minor (281 BCE). Seleucus would put the 500 elephants he received from Chandragupta to good use soon after. SELEUCUS III CERAUNUS (226-24), the elder son of Seleucus, succeeded, and on his assassination the younger son ANTIOCHUS III THE GREAT (224-187). ANSWER:: "Chandragupta Maurya" was the Mauryan Ruler defeated Alexander's General Seleucus Nicator and received the territories of Kabul and Balochistan in 305 BC. Antigonous made one more unsuccessful attempt to stop him, but he failed. Babylonian coin of Seleucus 301: In the Battle of Ipsus, Antigonus is defeated; Seleucus conquers Syria Seleucus founds Seleucia on the Tigris , Seleucia in Pieria , Antioch , Apamea , Laodicea, Cyrrhus , Dura Europos , and Diocaesarea Seleucus I Nicator was a member of the infamous Diadochi – a group of Alexander the Great’s generals and friends who battled of the control of his empire after his death in 323 BC. Seleucus now ruled a vast kingdom stretching from Bactria in the east to Asia Minor in the west. In the battle Seleucus inflicted a final defeat onto Antigonos and then added Antigonos’ regions into his own empire. Seleucus made good use of his elephants, taking them 2,500 miles west to Ipsus, where they played a major part in the defeat and death of Antigonus, a victory that gave Seleucus access to the Mediterranean coast. The Chronicle concerning the last years of Seleucus ("End of Seleucus chronicle"; BCHP 9) is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. Thanks for asking the question! Ptolemy helped him to defeat Antigonus. There were many factors that led to the victory of Chandragupta Maurya. Seleucus gained control of the eastern provinces, and his empire was the largest among the successor states of Alexander’s Macedonian Empire . The army of Chandragupta Maurya defeated the Greek invaders. Seleucus then extended his empire into India. Question: Which Indian King defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander? After he had defeated Antigonous in 312 B.C., he was able to make himself king of Babylon and usher in the Seleucid Era. The beasts were said to have played a decisive role in Seleucus’ final battle with his great rival Antigonos in the Battle of Ipsus. 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