Here is a premise:
For 300 years, until forcibly united in the late 18th century, they were separate kingdoms with related, but not always friendly, Malla rulers.

Here is a hypothesis:
They were separate kingdoms for 300 years.

Here are the options: OPT:
(a). yes
(b). it is not possible to tell
(c). no
Is it possible to conclude that if the premise is true, then so is the hypothesis?
(a).