LORD WELLESLEY (1798-1805)
- Sep 25, 2023
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Original Name: Richard Colley Wellesley
Established Fort William College at Calcutta in 1800.
Madras Presidency was formed during his tenure in 1801.
Started the policy of Subsidiary Alliance System in 1798. The first alliance was with Nizam of Hyderabad (Nizam Ali) in 1798.
Fourth Mysore War (1799).
Treaty of Bassein with Marathas(1802). Second Maratha War (1803-05) defeat of the Scindia, the Bhosle and the Holkar.
Took over the administration of Tanjore (1799), Surat (1800) and Carnatic (1801).
Also known as 'the Royal Bengal Tiger'
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