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Who devised the Subsidiary Alliance system in 1798?
ALord Dalhousie
BWarren Hastings
CLord Cornwallis
DLord Wellesley
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Lord Wellesley
Lord Wellesley devised the system in 1798 under which allies hosted and paid for a British force.
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