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.

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Q: 59 (IAS/2022)
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 ?

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History

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IAS

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  1. The statement 1 is incorrect. The Dutch established their factories on the east coast, but they did not receive land grants from the Gajapati rulers. Instead, they negotiated with the local officials for land and set up their factories in areas such as Pulicat and Nagapattinam.

  2. The statement 2 is incorrect. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510, not from the Bijapur Sultanate.

  3. The statement 3 is correct. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras in 1639 on a plot of land leased from the Vijayanagara ruler. This was one of the first English settlements in India.

 

Preparing for Future Exams: Learning from the Analysis of Past Questions

Topics:

  • European Trading Companies in India
  • Portuguese, Dutch, and English Colonialism in India
  • The Vijayanagara Empire
  • Gajapati Rulers of Odisha
  • Coastal Trade in India

Sources:

  • NCERT textbooks on Indian history
  • Reference books on Indian history such as "The Cambridge Economic History of India" edited by Tapan Raychaudhuri and Irfan Habib and "India: The Ancient Past" by Burjor Avari
  • Online resources such as the Encyclopedia Britannica and the British Library website

NCERT and reference book chapters:

  • Class 7 NCERT textbook "Our Pasts - II" Chapter 4: The Mughal Empire
  • Class 11 NCERT textbook "Themes in World History" Chapter 6: Medieval History - 1
  • Chapter 5 "European Companies in India" in "The Cambridge Economic History of India" edited by Tapan Raychaudhuri and Irfan Habib
  • Chapter 8 "The Vijayanagara Empire" in "India: The Ancient Past" by Burjor Avari

Related concepts:

  • The Battle of Diu
  • The Treaty of Bassein
  • The Portuguese Conquest of Goa
  • Dutch Trading Posts in India
  • The Rise of the English East India Company

By studying these topics, sources, and concepts, one can gain a deeper understanding of the history of European trading companies in India and their interactions with Indian rulers, and be better equipped to answer questions such as the one given above.