Page 5 - L-18 The Coming of the British

 According to this doctrine, any princely state under the direct or
indirect control of the East India Company, should the ruler not
produce a legal male heir, would be annexed by the company.

 This was not introduced by Lord Dalhousie even though it was he
who documented it and used it widely to acquire territories for the
British.
 As per this, any adopted son of the Indian ruler could not be
proclaimed as heir to the kingdom. The adopted son would only
inherit his foster father’s personal property and estates.

 The adopted son would also not be entitled to any pension that his
father had been receiving or to any of his father’s titles.

 The Subsidiary Alliance System was “Non-Intervention Policy” used
by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General (1798-1805) to
establish British Empire in India.

 According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a
subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army.