Question

what was the subsidiary alliance system

Answer 1

In subsidiary alliance, the indian rulers who agreed to the alliance:
@accepted the British resident at their court
@surrendered their foreign relations
@accepted a british resident at their court
@agreed to maintain british troops at their cost
@virtually lost their independence

Answer 2

Subsidiary alliance system is defined as a system of ruling a dominated nation without actually annexing them.

It was a non-intervention policy.

It was introduced in India in the 19th century by the then governor general of India, Lord Wellesley.

Its main features were:-
1.The native ruler who became a subsidiary ally of the English would be protected by the Company's government against foreign attack.

2.The native ruler had to maintain a force under the British command and pay a subsidy for its maintenance to the Company.

3.He was forbidden to negotiate with any foreign power without the knowledge of the English.