The British Conquest Of India Part II Flashcards
3 methods used by India for the conquest of British.
Direct Warfare, Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse
General- Governor of India in 1798
Lord Wellesley
Who framed the Subsidiary Alliance
Lord Wellesely
Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance
Lord Dupleix
Why did British declare war on Hyder Ali
Mysore became to powerful. The British were threatened.
Name a state which entered Subsidiary Alliance
Awadh
Who won First Anglo-Mysore War?
Hyder Ali
Who was Hyder Ali’s successor
Tipu Sultan
Why did Tipu Sultan attack Travancore
It was the only place left in English from where they could export spices.
Name the 4 different centers of Maratha Powers which emerged under different chiefs.
1.Gaikwars - Baroda
2.Bhonsles-Nagpur
3.Holkars-Indore
4.Sindhias-Gwalior
Who was Narayan Rao’s brother
Peshwa Madhav Rao
