History · Medieval Towns, Traders and Craftsmen

In the context of Masulipatnam, which had contacts with distant lands for trade, choose the appropriate options: (a) In the 17th century, both the Dutch and English East India Companies attempted to control Masulipatnam as it became the most important port on the Andhra coast. (b) The Dutch were people from distant lands of Denmark and Spain. (c) The competition between trading groups such as the Golconda nobles, Persian merchants, Telugu Komati Chettis and European traders made the city prosperous. (d) Mir Jumla, the Mughal governor, began to play off the Dutch and the English against each other.