2. What were the main features of the Subsidiary
3. Explain the Anglo-Mararatha wars.
Answers
Q2.
The main features of the system were:
(a) The native ruler who became a subsidiary ally of the English would be protected by the Company's government against foreign attack.
(b) In lieu of this guarantee the native ruler had to maintain a force under British command and pay a subsidy for its maintenance to the Company.
Q3.
The Anglo–Maratha War were three wars fought in the Indian sub-continent between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company over territory. First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) Third Anglo-Maratha War (also known as the Pindari War) (1817–1818)
Answer:
2. An Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British had to accept British forces in his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance. The ruler would accept a British people in his state.
3. The Anglo–Maratha War were three wars fought in the Indian sub-continent between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company over territory. ... First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) Third Anglo-Maratha War (also known as the Pindari War) (1817–1818)