what were the drawbacks of subsidiary aliiance
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-Indian princes lost their administrative powers and hence obtained a more submissive stature.
-Due to lack of practicing their authority the Indian rulers were heavily demoralized and grew weaker.
-One of the requirements of the subsidiary alliance was to have the rulers pay subsidiary for the protection they received. This meant that the rulers had to tax the locals-which resulted to heavy taxes that led to the oppression of the local Indians.
-By accepting a subordinate state, the Princes of India surrendered the sovereignty of India to the British and along with it, their independence.
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