What is subsidiary alliance
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Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by lord Wellesley. According to the terms of it, the Indian rulers signing the Alliance had to
(a) Station and pay for a british army in their states and disband their own armies.
(b) expel all non- English foreigners from their court.
(c) Accept a British Resident in their court.
(d) in return the British promised to protect Indian ruler against any invasion from outside power.
Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to sign the Alliance. In return, the English promised to protect his state from invasion. If the Indian ruler failed to make payments then a part of his territory was taken away.
For Example :- The Nawab of Awadh had to give half of his territories to the company in 1801 because he failed to make payments for the subsidiary force. Even, Hyderabad had to give territories for the same reason.
Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by lord Wellesley. According to the terms of it, the Indian rulers signing the Alliance had to
(a) Station and pay for a british army in their states and disband their own armies.
(b) expel all non- English foreigners from their court.
(c) Accept a British Resident in their court.
(d) in return the British promised to protect Indian ruler against any invasion from outside power.
Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to sign the Alliance. In return, the English promised to protect his state from invasion. If the Indian ruler failed to make payments then a part of his territory was taken away.
For Example :- The Nawab of Awadh had to give half of his territories to the company in 1801 because he failed to make payments for the subsidiary force. Even, Hyderabad had to give territories for the same reason.
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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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