Question

Assertion (A): The rayas gave territories to military commanders.

Reason (R): The Amar-nayaka system was a major political innovation of the Mughal Empire.

Options

• Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.

• (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

Answer 1

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

• The Assertion (A) is correct because the Rayas (kings) of the Vijayanagar Empire granted lands and territories to their Amara-Nayakas (military chiefs) in return for military services.
• The Reason (R) is incorrect because the Amara-Nayaka system belonged to the Vijayanagar Empire, not the Mughal Empire.