Question

what was meant by the the policy of subsidiary alliance ?​

Answer 1

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The Subsidiary Alliance System was “Non-Intervention Policy” used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General (1798-1805) to establish the British Empire in India. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of the British army.

Answer 2

Answer:

subsidiary alliance was basically a treaty between the British East India company and the Indian princely state, by virtue of which of the Indian Kingdom lost their sovereignty to the English. it also a major process that led to the British empire in india