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Answer in a word:

Who was the first Indian ruler to join the subsidiary alliance?


Nizam of Hyderabad


Explanation


Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance which was to bring the Princely States under the control of British. This alliance allowed the British to expand their army that too with the expense of the local rulers. The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first ruler to enter into the subsidiary alliance.


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