what are the objective behind the
Company new policy of Paramountcy
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After the Battle of Buxar, Battle of Plassey, Anglo-Maratha wars and Mysore Wars , the English had become the 'paramount' or 'supreme' power in India. Under Lord Hastings, the East India Company pursued territorial expansionism and policy of 'paramountcy' only to state that its power was more than any Indian state. Under this claim, they justified their annexation of other territories.
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Answer: *Governor General Lord Hastings (1813-1823) initiated a new policy of
paramountcy. *According to this policy, the Company claimed that its
authority was paramount or supreme.
*It could annex or threaten to annex any Indian kingdom to protect its
interests.
*The later British policies were guided by this policy.
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