Answer:
To gain complete suzerainty over India, the British wanted 10 include Awadh after annexing Bengal, the Punjab, Carnatic, Doab and the Maratha lands. Owing to the imposition of the Subsidiary Alliance in 1801, the Nawab of Awadh had to disperse his army and allow the British troops to station themselves in his kingdom. He had to act as per the dictates of the British Resident positioned at his court. With his increasing dependence on the British forces for the upkeep of law and order, die Nawab gradually began to lose hold over the rebellious local chiefs and taluqdars who were keen to gain independence.
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