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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the Subsidiary Alliance System perfected by Lord Wellesley, answer the following:
Why did Indian rulers sign the Subsidiary Alliance? State two important military terms and conditions imposed on the Indian rulers by this treaty.
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उत्तर
Indian ruler whose security was threatened was encouraged to seek help from and enter into an alliance with the British, who promised to protect the ruler from external attacks and internal revolts. The Indian rulers had to accept certain terms and condition in return for British protection under the Subsidiary Alliance like:
- British troops would be permanently placed in the territory of the Subsidiary state.
- The ruler would have to pay for the maintenance of the troops.
- He could not employ any Europeans in his service or dismiss those who were already there.
- He could not form an alliance with any other power or declare war against any power without the permission of the British.
- He would acknowledge the British Company as the paramount power.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
Mir Jafar was deposed because he was unable to meet the demands of the __________.
Fill in the blanks:
In 1765, Awadh was returned to ________ but _________ and _________ were taken away and given to __________.
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Subsidiary Alliance | (a) Ruler of the Sikh kingdom |
| 2. Hyder Ali | (b) paramount power in India |
| 3. Ranjit Singh | (c) Ruler of Mysore |
| 4. The doctrine of Lapse | (d) Lord Wellesley |
| 5. English East India Company | (e) Lord Dalhousie |
Choose the correct answer:
After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the British placed a descendant of Shivaji on the throne of _______.
Choose the correct answer:
Punjab was annexed by _________ in 1849.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How did the Subsidiary Alliance impact the administration in Awadh?
Answer the following question briefly:
Dalhousie was a great expansionist and adopted a number of methods to build an all-India empire. In this context, answer the following question:
Mention the various methods adopted by Dalhousie and the territories annexed on the basis of these methods.

What was the method adopted by Lord Dalhousie to subjugate the Indian territories?
This is a picture of a fort built by the British.

Identify the building.
Fill in the blanks:
It took the British ________ to defeat the Marathas in three ___________ wars.
