Regarding Samudragupta's military campaigns in Aryavarta (Northern India), consider the following statements: 1. In his Aryavarta campaigns, Samudragupta followed a policy of 'Prasabhoddharana' (violent extermination) against the northern rulers. 2. The Prayaga Prashasti mentions the names of nine rulers of Aryavarta who were uprooted by Samudragupta, including Achyuta, Nagasena, and Ganapatinaga. 3. The territories of these defeated Aryavarta kings were not annexed but were reinstated as tributary states. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

• A: 1 and 3 only
• B: 1 and 2 only
• C: 2 and 3 only
• D: 1, 2 and 3

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