Question

list one advantage and disadvantage of the subsidiary alliance system​

Answer 1

Answer:

Following were the disadvantages of the Subsidiary Alliance system for Indian rulers: Under this system, the Indian rulers had to let go of their independence and had to accept the suzerainty of the English East India Company. As a result of the payment of subsidies, the Indian states gradually became poor.

Advantages of subsidiary alliance to Company: The Subsidiary alliance increased the power and the resources of the company. The East India Company got subsidies from the Native powers who accepted the Subsidiary alliance. It maintained troops at the cost of the native powers.