Consider the following statements regarding European powers in the latter half of the 16th century D...........

Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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Consider the following statements regarding European powers in the latter half of the 16th century.

Dutch was interested in spices producing islands of Indonesia not in India.
Dutch conquered Sri Lanka from the Portuguese in 1658.
Other European powers challenged the Spanish and Portugese monopoly in world trade.

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

All of the above

The Dutch arrived in Indonesia in 1595 looking for natural resources and a place to take over.The Dutch were drawn to Indonesia in the late 1500s by the promise of immense profits in the lucrative spice trade. Cloves, nutmeg and mace – found only on a few volcanic islands in Indonesia – were luxury items in Medieval Europe. They were highly valued for their exotic flavours and perceived medicinal properties.

After the collapse of the Iberian economy in 1627, the Dutch–Portuguese War saw the Dutch conquest of most of Portugal's Asian colonies - Ceylon included, between 1638 and 1658.