Question

explain the system of sobsidiary alliance
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Answer 1

Subsidiary alliance is a system developed by the East India Company. 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 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.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Subsidiary Alliance System was “Non-Intervention Policy” used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General (1798-1805) to establish the British Empire in India. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of the British army.