Question

what do you mean by subsidiary alliance

Answer 1

Subsidiary Alliance is a system developed by the East India Company. It solved the problem of ruling a nation which is under the rule of a king. ... An Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British had to accept British forces in his territory and also agreed to pay for their maintenance.

Answer 2

the rulers of indian states under the subsidiary alliance with the british had to pay for the maintenance of the british army and disband his own army to keep british forces within his territory while the british promised to protect the rulers from internal and external dangers