Question

brief explanation on "subsidiary alliance"

Answer 1

It is a system developed by the east india company, an indian rular entering in a subsidiary alliance with the british had t accept British force in tertiary

Answer 2

The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805. Early in his governorship Wellesley adopted a policy of non-intervention in the princely states, but he later adopted the policy of forming subsidiary alliances.