Consider the following statements about Krishnadevaraya, the greatest ruler of the Tuluva dynasty:
1. He authored the Telugu work 'Amuktamalyada', which extensively discusses statecraft and the duties of a king.
2. He defeated the Adil Shahi forces of Bijapur to recapture the strategic Raichur Doab.
3. He fiercely opposed the Portuguese presence in India and allied with the Zamorin of Calicut to expel them from Goa.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Statement 3 is incorrect. Krishnadevaraya maintained highly friendly relations with the Portuguese (like Afonso de Albuquerque), who supplied him with Arabian horses and artillery to fight the Bahmani splinter states. Statements 1 and 2 are historically accurate.

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