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Question : Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by_________ in 1798.

Option 1: Lord Wellesley

Option 2: Lord Bentinck

Option 3: Lord Dalhousie

Option 4: Lord Hastings


Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Lord Wellesley


Solution : The correct answer is Lord Wellesley .

During his tenure as Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805, Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance. It was forbidden for the princely states to have their armed forces. The East India firm was supposed to protect them, but they were also supposed to foot the bill for the subsidiary armies the firm needed to keep around.

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