Question

Q2. State the disadvantages of the Subsidiary Alliance.

(please give ur answers in points)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.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.

2.As a result of the payment of subsidies, the Indian states gradually became poor. This often led to the collapse of administration which gave the Company an excuse to annex the state.

3.The Company allegedly provided the Indian rulers with patronage and protection from enemies. With the need to militarily protect their lands from external aggression gone (at least on paper), many Indian rulers indulged themselves and neglected the welfare of their subjects.

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Answer 2

The subsidiary system proved fatal for the Indian rulers.

• The Indian rulers became easy-going and pleasure loving because of British protection and neglected their administration.

• Indian subjects suffered from neglect and oppression.

• As the ruler paid a heavy subsidy to the British which he did by increasing taxes on his own subjects the life of the common man in the state become more miserable.

• Lord Wellesley reverse the policy of non intervention and expanded the boundaries of the British Empire by using the system of subsidiary alliance , by annexation, and by conquests.