Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A):Devaraya II strengthened the military base of the kingdom by improving the quality of war horses and the training of horsemen and archers; he established deeper political control over the west-coast emporia, thus linking military reform with international commerce.
Reason (R):Military and administrative dominance over the major ports on the Arabian Sea provided Devaraya II with a new and different source of state finance.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
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