What was the significance of this identification?

It served as the 'anchor-sheet' for Indian history, allowing historians to sync Indian events with the reliable timelines of the Greek world.

Historiography of India

UPSC Archival Analysis

Sir William Jones was the first scholar to recognize that the king 'Sandrokottos' mentioned in Greek literature was Chandragupta Maurya.

Exam Year

2008

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_ANC_2008_157 Ref: Sir William Jones, Asiatic Researches