Question

O.No.VIII. Read the following passage carefully and answer
The questions .
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According to the Doctrine of subsidiary Alliance introduced by
Lord Wellesley, a king could not enter into any treaty or wage
was with any other king. He had to allow troops of the British.
Amy to stay in his kingdom and look after its needs. The company
had appointed a Resident to look after the internal affairs of the
kingdom. The first one to implement this policy was the Nizam
of Hyderabad. The sole purpose of this policy was to make the
Indian kings bear the expense of managing the huge army of
the British .
1) Who introduced the policy of subsidiary Alliance?
2) Define the 'Subsidiary Alliance"?
3) What are the terms/conditions of the policy?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Lord Wellesley introduce the subsidiary alliance.
2. Subsidiary Alliance was the 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.
3. Terms of Subsidiary Alliance:

An Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British would accept British forces within his territory and to pay for their maintenance. If the rulers failed to make the payments that were required by the alliance, part of their territory would be taken away as punishment.

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