may 18, 1798 - Lord Wellesley becomes Governor General introduces Subsidiary Alliance 1798

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In 1798, Lord Wellesley succeeded Sir John Shore as
the new Governor General. An imperialist to the core,
Wellesley was concerned about Tipu’s growing friendship
with the French and aimed at annihilating Tipu’s independent
existence or force him to submission through the system of
Subsidiary Alliance.

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