Assertion (A): Akbar's official historian Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves nor does he mention slave markets. Reason (R): Akbar prohibited slave trade in his empire

• A. A is false but R is true
• B. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• C. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
• D. A is true but R is false

Answer: (D)