Wellesly 1798-1805 (may 18, 1798 – jul 30, 1805)

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1. Introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system (originally introduced by Dupleix) to achieve British paramountcy (1798). The states that signed the alliance were - Hyderabad (first to sign) in 1798 and then Mysore, Tanjore, Awadh, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Mecheri, Bundi, Bharatpur and Berar
2. First treaty with Nizam (1798)
3. Fourth (4th) Anglo-Mysore war (1799) - defeat and death of Tipu Sultan
4. Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805) - defeat of the Sindhiya, the Bhonsale and the Holkar
5. Formation of Madras presidency (1801) during his tenure after the annexation of the kingdoms of Tanjore and Carnatic
6. Treaty of Bassein (1802) with Peshwa
7. Lord Lake captured Delhi and Agra and the Mughal emperor was put under Company's protection
8. Described himself a Bengal Tiger

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