With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:
1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.
2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Statement 1: The Dutch established their first factory in Masulipatnam on the east coast in 1605. They obtained permission from the Sultan of Golconda. The Gajapati rulers of Odisha had declined much earlier and did not grant lands to the Dutch for their major factories on the east coast. Thus, statement 1 is incorrect.
2. Statement 2: In 1510, the Portuguese governor Alfonso de Albuquerque successfully attacked and captured the city of Goa from the ruling Bijapur Sultanate (specifically, from Yusuf Adil Shah). Thus, statement 2 is correct.
3. Statement 3: In 1639, the English East India Company obtained a grant for a plot of land in Madras from Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka, the Nayak of Wandiwash, who was a subordinate or representative of the Vijayanagara ruler Venkata III. The Company established a factory and built Fort St. George on this leased land. Thus, statement 3 is correct.
4. Since statements 2 and 3 are correct, the correct option is (B).
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