Subordinate Union (in Hindi)

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Abhishek Srivastava

The formal take-over of the Company’s Indian Empire by the English Crown was marked by a complete change in the British policy towards Indian states. Because of the state's loyalty during the 1857 revolt and their potential use as breakwaters in political storms of the future, the new policy was to punish or depose but not to annex. The Proclamation of Queen Victoria announced a new policy towards the Indian states.