INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who pioneered the system of Subsidiary Alliance? The system of subsidiary alliances was pioneered by the French East India Company governor Joseph François Dupleix, who in the late 1740s established treaties with the Nizam of Hyderabad and other Indian princes in the Carnatic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Subsidiary Alliance System was first introduced by the French East India Company Governor Joseph Francois Dupleix. It was later used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. Early in his governorship, Lord Wellesley adopted a policy of non-intervention in the princely states.

Detailed explanation-4: -Subsidiary Alliance was a system of land revenue introduced by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All the local rulers had to accept following terms and conditions who entered into such an alliance with the British: (i) The ally would have to keep a British armed contingent in his territory.

Detailed explanation-5: -To expand the political roots and attain more profit in India, Lord Wellesley propagated two methods: outright war and Subsidiary Alliance. This was a major step that led to the strengthening of the British Empire in India.