What was Subsidiary Alliance? Explain it (3 Mark)
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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 was framed by Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805.
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No provincial state was independent to keep their own armoury because of Subsidiary alliance by Lord Wellesly. They were forced to keep their comapny's army and pay for its maintainance cost. It was used for extending territory.
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