Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
- Bimbisara
- Gautama Buddha
- Milinda
- Prasenjit
Explanation
Option (c) is the correct answer
- Bimbisara and Prasenajit were contemporaries during the early Mahajanapada period and are recorded as rivals with political and personal interactions, while both also shared a connection with the Buddha, who lived and taught during their reigns. In contrast, Milinda (Menander I), the Indo-Greek king associated with the Milinda Panha, belongs to a much later period and is not contemporaneous with the 6th–5th century BCE rulers of Magadha and Kosala, making him the odd one out.
