What were the main features of the susbsidiary alliance
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1) Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces.
2) The rulers were to be protected by the company, but had to pay for the “subsidiary forces”.
3) If the rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty.
The Subsidiary Alliance System was used by Lord Wellesley (the then Governor General of India) to bring the Indian states under the British wing. The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first Indian ruler to accept the Subsidiary Alliance in 1798 A.D and came under the British Protection.
1) Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces.
2) The rulers were to be protected by the company, but had to pay for the “subsidiary forces”.
3) If the rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty.
The Subsidiary Alliance System was used by Lord Wellesley (the then Governor General of India) to bring the Indian states under the British wing. The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first Indian ruler to accept the Subsidiary Alliance in 1798 A.D and came under the British Protection.
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