what is subsidary alliances ??
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Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty between the British East India Company and the Indian princely states, by virtue of which the Indian kingdoms lost their sovereignty to the English. It also was a major process that led to the building of the British Empire in India.( pls mark Brainliest )
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Features of Subsidiary Alliance –
- An Indian king joining the Subsidiary Alliance with the British had to disband his own armed forces in his territories and recognise British forces.
- He had to pay for the upkeep of the British army as well. A part of his land would be taken away and ceded to the British if he refused to make the payment.
- The British would, in return, defend the Indian state from any external assault or internal rebellion.
- The British pledged non-interference in the Indian state's internal affairs, but this was seldom upheld.
- No alliance with any other international power could be entered into by the Indian state.
- He could also not hire in his service any other foreign nationals other than Englishmen. And, if he hired any, he had to terminate them from his service upon the signing of the alliance. The idea was to curb the strength of the French.
- Without British permission, the Indian state could also not enter into any political relation with another Indian state.
- In terms of foreign relations and the military, the Indian king thus lost all powers.
- He lost nearly all his freedom and became a 'protectorate' of Britain.
- There was also a British resident stationed at the Indian Court.