explain the system of subsidary allience
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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.
subsidiary alliance was brought by governor dupliex but later lord Wellesley adopted subsidiary alliance to bring Indian states under the control of British east India company where Indian rules were not allowed to handle their foreign affairs on their own they couldn't make any negotiation with their counterparts without the permission of company officials. Indian ruler lost their sovereignty, There was a company official resident and company's army placed in each state under subsidiary alliance the expense of which was given by indian ruler and the Indian ruler was not allowed to have any connection with European other than the company official.