Who among the following sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

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- Historical context: After Alexander's death, his generals divided the empire. Seleucus I Nicator established the Seleucid Empire in the east and dealt with the Mauryan ruler Chandragupta around $305\ 	ext{BCE}$.
- Diplomatic mission: To secure relations and finalize their treaty, Seleucus I sent an ambassador to Chandragupta's court at Pataliputra. That ambassador was Megasthenes.
- Corroboration: Megasthenes lived at the Mauryan court and later wrote the work "Indica," describing India and the Mauryan polity—this is explicitly linked to Seleucus's embassy.

Therefore the sender was option $3$, Seleucus I Nicator.

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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