In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: The Sultans combined together to defeat Rama Raya of the Vijayanagar empire.

Reason: It was the adventurous policy of Rama Raya who tried to play off one Sultan against another that united the Sultans to fight and defeat him.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Sultan of Bijapur intervened to resolve succession disputes in Vijayanagara following the death of Krishnadeva Raya. In fact, the Vijayanagara kings were keen to ensure the stability of the Sultanates and vice versa. It was the adventurous policy of Rama Raya who tried to play off one Sultan against another that led the Sultans to combine together and decisively defeat him.