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The 'Subsidiary Alliance' was a system of

The 'Subsidiary Alliance' was a system of Correct Answer Political and military agreement between the Indian states and the British.

Option 2 is the correct answer.

Key Points

  • According to the terms of this alliance, Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces.
  • They were to be protected by the Company, but had to pay for the 'subsidiary forces' that the Company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection.
  • If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as a penalty.
  • For example, when Richard Wellesley was Governor-General (1798-1805), the Nawab of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the Company in 1801, as he failed to pay for the 'subsidiary forces. So, option 2 is correct.

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