What was the primary geopolitical consequence of the treaty of 303 BC between Chandragupta Maurya and Seleucus Nicator?
Options:
- A: It established the Indus River as the permanent, unalterable boundary between the Mauryan Empire and the Seleucid Empire.
- B: It led to the complete Hellenization of the Mauryan court, with Greek becoming the official language of administration in Pataliputra.
- C: It secured the natural scientific frontier of India along the Hindu Kush mountains, preventing immediate foreign invasions from the northwest.
- D: It forced Chandragupta Maurya to abandon his expansionist policies in the Deccan to defend the northwestern borders.
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