Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance in Awadh?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Lord Wellesley
The Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798, and he introduced it in Awadh in 1801.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 ‘A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day’ … Lord Dalhousie described the kingdom of Awadh as ‘a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day’. Five years later, in 1856, the kingdom was formally annexed to the British Empire. The conquest happened in stages. The Subsidiary Alliance had been imposed on Awadh in 1801. By the terms of this alliance the Nawab had to disband his military force, allow the British to position their troops within the kingdom, and act in accordance with the advice of the British Resident who was now to be attached to the court.…”
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