Subsidiary Alliance Restricted Indian Rulers' Armies
The question asks which policy of the East India Company disallowed Indian rulers from maintaining their own independent armed forces.
The correct policy was the subsidiary alliance system.
Understanding the Subsidiary Alliance System
- Introduced by Lord Wellesley, the subsidiary alliance was a treaty between the East India Company (EIC) and Indian states.
- Under this system, Indian rulers were compelled to accept the EIC's forces for protection.
- Crucially, the ruler accepting the alliance had to pay for the maintenance of this EIC army.
- In return for payment, the EIC guaranteed protection from foreign threats and internal revolts.
- A key condition was that the Indian ruler could not employ any European, or any American, without the company's permission.
- Most importantly, the Indian ruler had to disband their own existing army and could not maintain independent armed forces.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect
- Policy of Paramountcy: This later policy asserted the British Crown's supreme authority over Indian states, but it wasn't the primary tool for disarming rulers initially.
- Doctrine of Lapse: This policy allowed the EIC to annex states where rulers died without a natural heir. It focused on annexation, not directly on restricting armies of existing rulers.
- Divide and Rule Policy: This was a general strategy to exploit differences among Indian rulers, not a specific treaty clause about armies.
Therefore, the subsidiary alliance system directly imposed the restriction on Indian rulers having independent armed forces.
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Important Questions from India under East India Company’s Rule
Which one of the following areas was acquired by the British under the Treaty of Deogaon, 1803?
What was the consequence of Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal?
Which of the following statements about the Law Commission headed by Lord Macaulay is/are correct ?
1. It attempted to codify the laws.
2. It was opposed to uniform system of Courts.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Which of the following statements are correct
1. British 'trade surplus' with India in the nineteenth century meant that the value of British exports to India was much higher than the value of British imports from India.
2. India played a crucial role in the late-nineteenth-century world economy by helping Britain balance its deficits.
3. Britain grew opium in India and exported it to China and, therefore, for a while after the 1820 s, opium became India's single largest export.
4. The nineteenth century saw export of Indian raw materials decline, and that of manufactured goods increase.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Which one of the following wasnota feature of the Subsidiary Alliance of Lord Wellesley?
