Question

Q.17 What were the terms of Wellesley's subsidiary alliance?​

Answer 1

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Terms of subsidiary alliance

The payment could be made in cash or kind, or by ceding a part of the ruler's territory. It was compulsory for the Indian ruler to house a British resident in his court. The ruler could not employ any non-British Europeans in his service or dismiss those who were there.

Answer 2

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Terms of subsidiary alliance

The ruler will not keep an army of his own. British troops would be stationed permanently in the Indian ruler's territory. The ruler would have to pay for the maintenance of these troops. The payment could be made in cash or kind, or by ceding a part of the ruler's territory.