Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Akbar strictly enforced the systems of 'Dagh' (branding of horses) and 'Chehra' (descriptive rolls of soldiers) within the Mansabdari framework. **Reason (R):** The state aimed to eliminate corruption where mansabdars presented substandard horses or temporary mercenaries during imperial military reviews. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  • C: (A) is true but (R) is false
  • D: (A) is false but (R) is true

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