explain the system of subsidiary alliance?
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Explanation:
The British East India Company started an outright war of non-intervention policy and the assumption of the territories of previously subordinated rulers to achieve political aspiration i.e. bringing Indian States within the orbit of British power. The Subsidiary Alliance System was “Non-Intervention Policy” used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General (1798-1805) to establish 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 British army. In return, British would protect them from their enemies which gave British enormous expansion.
Key points of the Subsidiary Alliance
1. The allies of Indian state’s ruler were compelled to accept the permanent garrison of British Army within their territories and to pay a subsidy for its maintenance.
2. The Indian ruler could not employ any European in their service without prior approval of British.
3. They could not negotiate with any other Indian rulers without consulting the Governor-General.
Explanation in Shortest And Easiest way:-
An Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British would accept British forces within his territory and to pay for their maintenance.
The ruler would accept a British official (resident) in his state. This is know as Subsidiary Alliance.
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