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Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty between the British East India Company and the Indian princely states, by virtue of which the Indian kingdoms lost their sovereignty to the English. It also was a major process that led to the building of the British Empire in India. It was framed by Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India from ...
without antagonising the major Indian powers. Lord Wellesley decided that the time was ripe for bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control. By 1797 the two strongest Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas, had declined in power. Political conditions in India were propitious for a policy of expansion:
Lord Wellesley introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance to bring the princely states under the control of the British. It was the most effective instrument for the expansion of the British territory and political influence in India. The princely state was called the protected state and the British came to be referred as the paramount power.
In 1792, under the treaty of Seringpatam, Tipu had to give up nearly half of Mysorean territory to the British, the Marathas and the Nizam. In addition, he had to pay a war indemnity of three crores, for which the British took Tipu’s two sons hostage. British Expansion in India under Lord Wellesley (1798-1805) Wellesley was an expansionist.
20 de set. de 2019 · The Subsidiary Alliance of Lord Wellesley was yet another most effective instrument for the expansion of the British territory and political influence in India. This form of treaty was imposed on the new ruler of Mysore after the defeat of Tipu, different Maratha chiefs after the second Maratha War, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Nawab of Awadh and other dependent allies of the Company.
9 de mar. de 2024 · Lord Wellesley decided that the time was ripe for bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control. By 1797 the two strongest Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas, had declined in power. Political conditions in India were propitious for a policy of expansion: aggression was easy as well as profitable.
3 de nov. de 2021 · In this video we will discuss about The System Of Subsidiary Alliances.In this video we will learn about:1. Expansion Under Lord Wellesley2. The System of Su...
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