Consider the following statements regarding Joseph Francois Dupleix, the French Governor-General in India:
1. He was the first European to intervene in the internal succession disputes of Indian princes to acquire territories.
2. He originated the practice of stationing European troops at the courts of Indian rulers at the expense of those rulers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Dupleix pioneered the political strategy of European intervention in Indian courts (like Hyderabad and Carnatic). His tactic of renting out trained European troops to Indian rulers was later perfected by Lord Wellesley as the 'Subsidiary Alliance'.

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