The system of subsidiary alliance was meant to create dependable and dependent Indian rulers. Explain. (Long answer 100 words)
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Subsidiary Alliance was a very clever trick played by the Britishers to take advantage of rivalries amongst Indian rulers. They asked the rulers to sign a subsidiary treaty. In return they protected the rulers from internal rebellions and from attacks of his rivals. If the ruler signed the treaty, then he would have to agree to the following conditions:
1.He would not keep an army of his own.
2.He would have to keep a British army for his protection and would have to pay it too.
3.He would have to take permission from the British before entering into an take permission from the British before entering into an alliance with another ruler or declaring war against another kingdom.
4.No, official of any other European power would be allowed in the court. A British officer called ‘Resident’ would be stationed at the rulers court.
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the subsidiary alliance was implemented by governor general lord Wellesley to establish British supremacy in india and remove all traces of French influence.it was also meant to create Indian rulers dependent on them.so they had alliance rules such as:-
.a ruler who accepted this alliance had to maintain British troops in his empire at its own cost
.he had to expel all non english foreigners from his empire
. accept a english resident in his court