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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How did the Subsidiary Alliance impact the administration in Awadh?
Solution
When the administration was on the verge of collapse, Dalhousie struck. He brought charges of misgovernment or maladministration against the nawab. On those grounds, he deposed the nawab and annexed Awadh in 1856.
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