Evolution of British Rule in India
Princely States
The British rule in India can be broadly divided into three categories – Subordinate Cooperation, Subsidary Alliance and Paramountcy.
Robert Clive initiated what is known as Ring Fence Policy in 1765 where the British offered protection to their neighbours so as to create buffer states between the British and powerful Indian states. These states were off…
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