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Explain the system of subsidiary alliance.

Answer 1

subsidiary alliance was the British policy of providing military assistance to indian rulers in exchange of paying for army maintenance.a british resident was stationed at the court for security from other rulers,but the main purposevwas to keep europeans away.

Answer 2

Subsidiary Alliance is a system of alliance introduced by the British Governor-General Wellesley through which the British came to control the affairs of Indian states entering into the alliance without actually annexing them.