ANSWER PLZZZZ how did subsidiary alliance and doctrine of lapse help the British in acquiring territories?
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Explanation:
The period of Lord Wellesly in India is the time period in which a large scale expansion of British rule took place with help of many Indian rulers.Lord Richard Wellesly was the successor of Lord Clive refined the policy of forming subsidiary alliance.
According to the term and conditions of the subsidiary alliance,
Any native ruler who accepts the treaty would have to accept British forces in his territory and accept the maintenance cost of the Army.
The ruler have no authority to invade or declare war on other powers with the authentication of British.
The ruler would accept the EIC as paramount power of India.
In return, the EIC would protect the ruler from invasion or potential danger.
Doctrine of lapse
Indian states like Satara, Udaipur, Jahansi, jaipur, and Nagpure were taken by the British under this policy by prohibiting the rulers from adopting heirs for their regions.
Answer: In subsidiary alliance the king could not have his own army instead he had to pay to the British for an army, if he could not pay his kingdom was annexed. In doctrine of lapse if a king died without a male heir his kingdom was annexed.