Consider the following statements: 1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi. 2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. 3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 1 is incorrect: the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas, in which Abdali defeated the Marathas — not Ibrahim Lodi, who was defeated much earlier at the First Battle of Panipat (1526) by Babur [2]. Statement 2 is incorrect: Tipu Sultan was killed in 1799 during the fall of Srirangapatna to the British at the end of the Fourth Anglo‑Mysore War, not the Third Anglo‑Mysore War. Statement 3 is correct: Mir Jafar colluded with the British and betrayed Nawab Siraj‑ud‑Daulah leading to the British victory at the Battle of Plassey (1757).

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 4: India on the Eve of British Conquest > View > p. 60
2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 4: India on the Eve of British Conquest > Why Many Empire-shaking Battles at Panipat? > p. 61