UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2005 · Q2 · 60 marks
Examine the essential principles of the Subsidiary Alliance system. How far did it contribute in making the British Company the supreme sovereign authority in India?60
- Chapter
- British Expansion in India
- Topic
- Treaty of Bassein and the Subsidiary Alliance
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