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Who was forced by Lord Wellesley to accept the Subsidiary Alliance System?

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The Nawab of Hyderabad
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The Nawab of Carnatic
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The Nawab of Oudh
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C The Nawab of Oudh

According to the terms of a subsidiary alliance, princely rulers were not allowed to have an independent armed force. They were to be protected by the East India Company, but had to pay for the 'subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as a penalty. For example, the ruler of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the company in 1801, as he failed to pay for the "subsidiary forces".


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