Subsidiary Alliance

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:effect expansion of British influence in India
loss of sovereignty for Indian rulers
gptkbp:feature Indian rulers had to pay for the maintenance of British troops
British Resident stationed at Indian court
Indian rulers could not enter into alliances with other powers without British consent
Indian rulers had to accept British forces in their territory
gptkbp:firstStateToAccept gptkb:King
gptkbp:historicalPeriod British colonial period in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Subsidiary Alliance
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkbp:introducedIn 1798
gptkbp:purpose to establish British control over Indian princely states
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:East_India_Company_rule
gptkb:Nizams_of_Hyderabad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5