Assertion (A): Balban’s blood and iron policy successfully suppressed the influence of rebellious nobles in the Delhi Sultanate.
Reason (R): He enforced strict punishment for nobles to decentralize power and prevent any challenges to his authority.
Options:
1
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3
A is true, but R is false.
4
A is false, but R is true.