Assertion: The successors of Vijayalaya continued his legacy, expanding the Chola empire into the Pandyan and Pallava territories.
Reason: The expansion into Pandyan and Pallava territories was a strategic move to control the important trade routes and ports in these regions.
Choose the correct option from below:
1
Assertion is false, but Reason is true.
2
Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
3
Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
4
Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.