Consider the following statements regarding the agrarian administration and revenue collection in Bihar during the Delhi Sultanate: 1. The local Hindu chieftains, known as Khuts and Muqaddams, acted as intermediaries between the state and the peasantry. 2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's campaign in Bihar and Bengal led to the subjugation of the Tirhut region, where the local Karnata dynasty was forced to pay tribute. 3. Under Alauddin Khalji's revenue reforms, the privileges of local intermediaries like Khuts and Muqaddams in Bihar were completely abolished, and they were forced to pay taxes like ordinary peasants. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

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

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