Question

Explain the system of 'subsidiary alliance'. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty between the British East India Company and the Indian princely states, by virtue of which the Indian kingdoms lost their sovereignty to the English. It also was a major process that led to the building of the British Empire in India.

Answer 2

Explanation:

It was Wellesley who effectively reverted the policy of “non intervention” followed by his predecessors. He made the Nawab and Nizams subsidiary allies by signing almost 100 such treaties. Initially Wellesley compelled the friendly rulers to accept this alliance.

The First victim of the policy of subsidiary alliance of Wellesley was the Nizam of Hyderabad.