๐ Policies for Annexing Indian States โ British Expansion
๐ 1. Policy of Ring Fence โ Warren Hastings
๐ข Created buffer zones to protect Company frontiers.
๐ข Indian states received military assistance, but at their own expense.
๐ 2. Subsidiary Alliance โ Lord Wellesley
๐ข Indian rulers had to accept permanent British troops in their territories.
๐ข Rulers paid a subsidy for maintaining these forces.
๐ข It was an extension of the Ring Fence policy.
๐ข States listed in the source: Hyderabad, Mysore, Tanjore, Awadh, Peshwa, Berar, Scindia and Holkars.
๐ 3. Doctrine of Lapse โ Lord Dalhousie
๐ข An adopted son could not inherit the state under the doctrine.
๐ข States listed in the source: Satara, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi, Nagpur and Awadh.
๐ Quick Revision:
Ring Fence โ Warren Hastings โ Buffer zones
Subsidiary Alliance โ Wellesley โ British troops + subsidy
Doctrine of Lapse โ Dalhousie โ No adopted heir
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