Question

why was subsidiary alliance started​

Answer 1

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It was framed by Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. It was actually used for the first time by the French Governor-General Marquis Dupleix. An Indian ruler entering into Subsidiary Alliance with the British had to dissolve his own armed forces and accept British forces in his territory.

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Answer 2

subsidiary alliance was started by british . In this the Indian kings were to pay the britishers some money and in exchange they gave security to their provinces . Their main aim was to save the provinces from other European powers