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Provisions of Treaty of subsidiary alliance. |
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Answer» An Indian ruler ENTERING into a subsidiary alliance with the British would accept British forces within his territory and to pay for their maintenance. The ruler would accept a British official (resident) in his state. The ruler who ENTERED into a subsidiary alliance would not join any alliance with any other POWER or declare war against any power without the permission of the British. The ruler would dismiss any EUROPEANS other than the British and avoid employing new ones. The ruler would let the British rule on any conflict with any other state. The ruler would acknowledge the East India Company as the paramount power in India. The ruler would have his state be protected by the Company from external dangers and internal disorders. If the rulers failed to MAKE the payments that were required by the alliance, part of their territory would be taken away as a penalty. |
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