Subsidiary Alliance and Political Control
The Subsidiary Alliance System was a political tool devised by the British East India Company to gradually subordinate Indian princely states without outright conquest. While the concept of using military support for political control was experimented with by the French under Dupleix, it was Lord Wellesley (Governor-General, 1798–1805) who systematized the subsidiary alliance in India, turning it into a cornerstone of British imperial policy.
Under this system, a princely state would accept British military protection, maintain a British garrison within its territory, pay for the upkeep of these troops (either in cash or by ceding territory), and surrender control over foreign ....
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Indian History
- 1 Feudal Polity in Early Medieval India
- 2 Gupta Kings: Chandragupta I, Samudragupta & Vikramaditya
- 3 Decentralized Governance in the Gupta Age
- 4 Mauryan Kings: Chandragupta and Ashoka
- 5 Delhi Sultanate: Dynasties & Rulers
- 6 Delhi Sultanate: Political System & Governance
- 7 Tribal Political Organisation in Early Vedic Period
- 8 Rise of Monarchical Power in Mahajanapadas
- 9 Centralized Monarchy during Mauryan Empire
- 10 Evolution of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) During the British Era
