Which of the following statements are correct regarding the incident of 'strike' by merchants and artisans in the medieval period? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1.In 1668-69, the Baniyas of Surat went on strike against forced conversion to Islam
2.According to the European traveller Thevenot, Hindu bankers of Bagnagar closed their offices in protest against the extortions of the Amir
3.In 1686, the entire Indian population of Madras went on strike on the orders of the caste heads to protest against the taxes imposed by the British
4.In the seventeenth century, Abbe Vaire wrote that if anyone from the Kammalan (artisan) caste felt insulted, everyone would close their shops
A1, 2 and 3 only
B2, 3 and 4 only
C3 and 4 only
D1, 2, 3 and 4
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