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?

1. Incorrect. The Dutch set up important factories on the east coast such as Pulicat, but not specifically on lands granted by the Gajapati rulers; Pulicat was obtained from the local rulers/chiefs under the declining Vijayanagara sphere, not the Odisha Gajapatis.
2. Correct. In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi rulers).
3. Correct. The English East India Company obtained Madraspatnam in 1639 on lease from Damarla Venkatadri Nayak, a local representative/subordinate of the Vijayanagara polity.

Hence, statements 2 and 3 only are correct.