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?
a
1 and 2 only
b
2 and 3 only
c
1 and 3 only
d
1, 2 and 3
Modern Indian HistoryAdvent of Europeans in IndiaDutch factoriesGajapati rulersAlfonso de AlbuquerqueGoaBijapur SultanateEnglish East India CompanyMadrasVijayanagara empire