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The Indian rulers tried to negotiate with the company in their interest.

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The British used various ways to acquire the territories of the Indian rulers. The means they used were hereditary policy and subsidiary alliance. They often took over the region by pointing out that the state was not administered well. For example, Rani of Jhansi wanted to make her adopted son the official heir to the throne of Jhansi. When Peshwa Baji Rao II passed away, Nana Saheb, Peshwa Baji Rao II's adoptive son, appealed to receive his father's pension. But the British, believed to be superior and militarily strong, turned down their pleas. Hence, the Indian rulers tried to negotiate with the company in their interest.

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