Question

what do you mean by subsidiary alliance

Answer 1

Subsidiary Alliance is a system of ruling a nation that is under the rule of king. ... An Indian ruler entering into asubsidiary alliance with the British had to accept British forces in his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance


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Answer 2

Hey there!

Subsidiary Alliance System:

- The Subsidiary Alliance system of doctrine was introduced by Lord Richard Wellesley from 1798 to 1805.

According to it:

♦   Any Indian ruler accepting the subsidiary alliance with East India Company had to keep the British Army within their territory and was supposed to pay for its maintenance.  

♦ In lieu of the payments, some of the states territory was ceded to the British.

♦ The ruler accepting it was forced to keep a British official at the court called 'Resident'.

♦ The states brought under British control by this system included Hyderabad,  Gwalior, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur , Oudh.

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