Subsidiary Alliance system

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:allows gptkb:British_Resident_in_Indian_courts
gptkbp:effect expansion of British influence in India
financial burden on Indian states
political instability in Indian states
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Subsidiary Alliance system
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkbp:introducedIn 1798
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:King
gptkb:Tanjore
gptkb:Awadh
gptkb:Mysore
gptkb:Surat
gptkbp:prohibits Indian rulers from making alliances with other powers
Indian rulers from employing Europeans other than the British
gptkbp:purpose to establish British control over Indian princely states
gptkbp:requires Indian rulers to pay for the maintenance of British troops
Indian rulers to accept British forces in their territory
gptkbp:resultedIn loss of sovereignty for Indian states
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6