In which area did Clive adopt indirect rule?
Bengal
Madras
Bombay
Coromandel Coast
Answer
Clive adopted indirect rule in the Coromandel Coast, a region in southeastern India, where he served as the governor of the British East India Company from 1758 to 1760 and 1765 to 1767. Indirect rule was a system of governance in which the British controlled the region through local rulers, who retained their autonomy in internal affairs while submitting to British authority in matters of foreign policy and defense.
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